Definitions for overgrowˌoʊ vərˈgroʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌgroʊ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
o•ver•growˌoʊ vərˈgroʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌgroʊ(v.)-grew, -grown, -grow•ing.
(v.t.)to grow over; cover with a growth of something.
Category: Botany
to grow beyond, grow too large for, or outgrow.
Category: Botany
(v.i.)to grow to excess; grow too large.
Category: Botany
to become grown over, as with weeds.
Category: Botany
Origin of overgrow:
1300–50
Princeton's WordNet
overgrow(verb)
grow too large
overgrow(verb)
become overgrown
"The patio overgrew with ivy"
overgrow, grow over(verb)
grow beyond or across
"The ivy overgrew the patio"
Wiktionary
overgrow(Verb)
To grow beyond one's boundaries or containments.
overgrow(Verb)
To grow over; (of one thing) to cause (a second thing) to become overgrown (with or by the first thing).
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