overgrow Synonyms & Antonyms
-əʊ
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Overgrow as a Verb
1
To grow beyond one's boundaries or containment, or beyond the proper size.
2
To grow over; (of one thing) to cause (a second thing) to become overgrown (with or by the first thing).
Word Forms & Grammar
overgrow (third-person singular simple present overgrows, present participle overgrowing, simple past overgrew, past participle overgrown)
Words That Rhyme With Overgrow
Origin of Overgrow
From over- + grow.
Overgrow in Brief
| Part of speech | verb |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /-əʊ/ |
| Meaning | To grow beyond one's boundaries or containment, or beyond the proper size |
| Verb forms | overgrows, overgrowing, overgrew, overgrown |