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o⋅ver⋅grow

  [oh-ver-groh, oh-ver-groh] verb, -grew, -grown, -grow⋅ing.
Use overgrow in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to grow over; cover with a growth of something.
2. to grow beyond, grow too large for, or outgrow.
3. to outdo in growing; choke or supplant by a more exuberant growth.
–verb (used without object)
4. to grow to excess; grow too large: When the vegetable overgrows, it tends to be woody.
5. to become grown over, as with weeds: An untended garden will quickly overgrow.
Origin:
1300–50; ME overgrowen. See over-, grow
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o·ver·grow   (ō'vər-grō', ō'vər-grō')   
v.   o·ver·grew (-grōō'), o·ver·grown (-grōn'), o·ver·grow·ing, o·ver·grows

v.   tr.

  1. To grow over with herbage or foliage.

  2. To grow beyond or too large for.

v.   intr.

  1. To grow beyond normal or usual size.

  2. To become grown over, as with unwanted vegetation or weeds.

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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: over·grow
Pronunciation: "O-v&r-'grO
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: over·grew /-'grü/;over·grown /-'grOn/; over·grow·ing
: to grow or increase beyond the normal or natural size or numbers overgrowsinto a keloid —Morris Fishbein>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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