overtread

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verb

To tread over or upon.

OriginMiddle English overtreden ← Old English ofertredan →
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Meanings

verbovertread (third-person singular simple present overtreads, present participle overtreading, simple past overtrod, past participle overtrodden)

present singular third person overtreads · participle present overtreading · past overtrod · participle past overtrodden

  1. transitiveTo tread over or upon.

Origin

  1. Old Englishofertredan
  2. Middle Englishovertreden
  3. Englishovertread

From Middle English overtreden, from Old English ofertredan.

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APA

overtread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtread

MLA

“overtread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtread. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overtread,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overtread.

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