overgrow
verb
over·grow
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overgrew\ ˌō-vər-ˈgrü
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overgrown\ ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn
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overgrowing
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overgrown\ ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn
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overgrowing
Definition of overgrow
1
: to grow over so as to cover with herbage
2
: to grow beyond or rise above : outgrow
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Other Words from overgrow
overgrowth
\ ˈō-vər-ˌgrōth
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noun
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noun
Examples of overgrow in a Sentence
The weeds have overgrown the garden.
Recent Examples on the Web
At George Wright, terrible irrigation ruined several holes, and trees overgrew much of the property. — Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, "Restoration has made George Wright and Franklin Park golfing jewels," 3 July 2018 Barnacles and other sea life has overgrown the metal. — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, "Famous WWII Shipwreck Found After 75 Years," 20 Mar. 2018 This corner was previously overgrown and generally uninviting. — OregonLive.com, "Legacy Good Samaritan Park and John Callahan Garden (photos)," 19 July 2017 First, to be clear: Candida can overgrow in the body and cause problems. — Melinda Wenner Moyer, SELF, "The Candida Overgrowth Problem: Too Much Yeast? No, Too Little Science," 10 July 2017 Industry needed photographs for promotion, but post-Civil War industrialization so clearly made America an important power that people treasured stereographs of fields overgrown by technical apparatus. — Vicki Goldberg, New York Times, "How the East Was Won: A Photographic Portrait," 6 July 2017 Many of the temples were later overgrown by jungle, while others remained important religious sites for the Khmer. — National Geographic, "Angkor Wat’s Collapse From Climate Change Has Lessons for Today," 5 Apr. 2017 In this bleached and vulnerable state, they can be rapidly overgrown by another kind of algae called turf algae. — Andrew Mullen, National Geographic, "'Kissing' Corals Filmed in the Wild for the First Time," 12 July 2016 A few days of stubble almost overgrew a soul patch under his lip, like weeds overtaking a garden. — John Branch, New York Times, "After a Life of Punches, Ex-N.H.L. Enforcer Is a Threat to Himself," 1 June 2016These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overgrow.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for overgrow
overgrow
verb
English Language Learners Definition of overgrow
: to grow in an uncontrolled way and completely cover or fill (something)
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overgrow
intransitive verb
over·grow
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overgrew\ -ˈgrü
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overgrown\ -ˈgrōn
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overgrowing
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overgrown\ -ˈgrōn
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overgrowing
Medical Definition of overgrow
: to grow or increase beyond the normal or natural size or numbers
when a scar overgrows into a keloid— Morris Fishbein