Anagram Solver

Definitions for Overgrow

[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.
[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.
[6] (tr) to grow over or across (an area, path, lawn, etc)
[7] (tr) to choke or supplant by a stronger growth
[8] (tr) to grow too large for
[9] (intr) to grow beyond normal size

Words related to Overgrow

inundate, deluge, overwhelm, choke, ravage, beset, overflow, invade, spill, permeate, surge, overstep, swarm, surpass, overspread, overshoot

Words nearby Overgrow

overgenerous, overgild, overglaze, overgraze, overground, overgrow, overgrowth, overhand, overhand knot, overhang, overhasty

Origin of Overgrow

First recorded in 1300–50, overgrow is from the Middle English word overgrowen. See over-, grow

Synonyms for Overgrow

beset, choke, deluge, inundate, invade, overflow, overwhelm, ravage, overshoot, overspread, overstep, permeate, spill, surge, surpass, swarm, go beyond, run on, run over, spread like wildfire, well over