overgrow

overgrow
    v 1: grow too large
    2: become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"
    3: grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" [syn:
       {overgrow}, {grow over}]
    

Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. i.
   To grow beyond the fit or natural size; to grow too large;
   as, a huge, overgrown ox. --L'Estrange.
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Overgrow \O`ver*grow"\, v. t. [imp. {Overgrew}; p. p.
   {Overgrown}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overgrowing}.]
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   1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that
      which is rank; as, dandelions have overgrown the lawn.
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            The green . . . is rough and overgrown. --Sir W.
                                                  Scott.
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   2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to
      oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer. "O'ergrown with labor."
      --Beau. & Fl.
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   Note: [Usually in the past participle.]
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91 Moby Thesaurus words for "overgrow":
      bespread, blossom, branch, branch out, brew, bud, burgeon,
      burst forth, cover, deploy, develop, disperse, expand, extend, fan,
      fan out, fill, flare, flood, flourish, gather, gemmate, germinate,
      grow, grow over, grow rank, grow up, hypertrophy, increase,
      know no bounds, leaf, leaf out, leave, luxuriate, mature, mushroom,
      open, open up, outgrow, outspread, outstretch, overabound,
      overbrim, overdevelop, overflow, overrun, overspill, overspread,
      overswarm, overtop, procreate, pullulate, put forth,
      put forth leaves, put out buds, ramify, reproduce, riot, root,
      run riot, shoot, shoot up, spill over, splay, spraddle, sprangle,
      sprawl, spread, spread like wildfire, spread out, spread over,
      spring up, sprout, sprout up, strike root, superabound, swarm,
      swarm over, take root, teem, teem over, thrive, tower, unfold,
      upshoot, upspear, upspring, upsprout, vegetate, wax, widen