bestride
/bɪˈstraɪd/
verb
- To sit or stand with one leg on each side of something; to straddle.
- She bestrode the fallen log to cross the muddy stream.
- The knight bestrode his horse and rode off into the forest.
- The statue bestrides the entrance to the old temple.
- To dominate or have a commanding position over something, often in a figurative sense.
- The tech giant bestrides the global market like a colossus.
- Her influence bestrides the entire field of modern art.
- For decades, the dictator bestrode the nation with an iron fist.