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overswarm

verb

Etymology

From over- + swarm.

  1. inherited from *swarmijaną✻ — “to swarm”
  2. inherited from *swarmijan✻
  3. inherited from swirman — “to swarm”
  4. inherited from swarmen
  5. derived from *swer-✻ — “to buzz, hum”
  6. inherited from *swarmaz✻ — “swarm, dizziness”
  7. inherited from *swarm✻
  8. inherited from swearm — “swarm, multitude”
  9. inherited from swarm
  10. prefixed as overswarm — “over + swarm”

Definitions

  1. To swarm over

    To swarm over; to overrun.

    • 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[…]

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