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单词 overcreep
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overcreepv.

Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈkriːp/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈkrip/
Inflections: Past tense and past participle overcrept;
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, creep v.
Etymology: < over- prefix + creep v. Compare to creep over (see creep v. 3a, 5a).
Now rare.
transitive. To creep or spread over or across.
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the world > space > extension in space > extend [verb (transitive)] > extend over > extend over so as to cover
overgroweOE
wryc1275
overtakec1425
overreachc1440
overrun?1440
spread?1567
overcreep1640
cover1874
1640 J. Culpeper in J. Rushworth Hist. Coll.: Third Pt. (1692) I. 33 A Nest of Wasps, or Swarm of Vermin, which have over~crept the Land.
1810 G. Crabbe Borough i. 10 Faint, lazy Waves o'ercreep the ridgy Sand.
1854 J. G. Whittier Fruit-gift 17 Its parent vine..O'ercrept the wall.
1893 R. Garnett Bismarck & Moltke in Poems 134 But cold upon the sand his fellow lies, The far-flung shadow of whose dawnless sleep The many-nationed world doth overcreep.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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