Overswarm

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To swarm over; to overrun. transitive

    "Let America add Mexico to Texas, and pile Cuba upon Canada; let the English overswarm all India, and hang out their blazing banner from the sun[…]"

Example

More examples

"Let America add Mexico to Texas, and pile Cuba upon Canada; let the English overswarm all India, and hang out their blazing banner from the sun[…]"

Etymology

From over- + swarm.

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