Definition of Bestridden. Meaning of Bestridden. Synonyms of Bestridden

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Definition of Bestridden

Bestridden
Bestride Be*stride", v. t. [imp. Bestrode, (Obs. or R.) Bestrid; p. p. Bestridden, Bestrid, Bestrode; p. pr. & vb. n. Bestriding.] [AS. bestr[=i]dan; pref. be- + str[=i]dan to stride.] 1. To stand or sit with anything between the legs, or with the legs astride; to stand over That horse that thou so often hast bestrid. --Shak. Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world Like a Colossus. --Shak. 2. To step over; to stride over or across; as, to bestride a threshold.

Meaning of Bestridden from wikipedia

- analogy with strong verbs stride – strode – stridden bestride – bestrode – bestridden outstride – outstrode – outstridden overstride – overstrode – overstridden...