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bestride

verb be·stride \bi-ˈstrīd, bē-\

: to sit or stand with one leg on either side of (something)

be·strode\-ˈstrōd\be·strid·den\-ˈstri-dən\be·strid·ing\-ˈstrī-diŋ\

Full Definition of BESTRIDE

transitive verb
1
:  to ride, sit, or stand astride :  straddle
2
:  to tower over :  dominate <the bloated bureaucracy that bestrides us all — Edward Ney>
3
archaic :  to stride across
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First Known Use of BESTRIDE

before 12th century

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