overgrow
verb
over·grow
ˌō-vər-ˈgrō 
overgrew
ˌō-vər-ˈgrü
; overgrown
ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn
; overgrowing
; overgrown
ˌō-vər-ˈgrōn
; overgrowing
1
: to grow over so as to cover with herbage
2
: to grow beyond or rise above : outgrow
Examples of overgrow in a Sentence
The weeds have overgrown the garden.
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Of the 3,000 vacant lots owned by the city, more than 90% are on the East Side, many of them overgrown with weeds and brambles.
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
Lowenstein says there are several ways to control the number of slugs in your yard:
Reduce crowding in areas of your garden that might be overgrown or otherwise crowded, which will give the slugs less places to hide in.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024
The entry road was surrounded by chain-link fencing, overgrown with weeds, and festooned with trash.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
City of West Allis Attorney Kail Decker had sent a notice of nuisance to Burger King in May 2023, saying the property was overgrown with weeds, contained broken glass and had painted wood that was rotting underneath.
—Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
Lowenstein says there are several ways to control the number of slugs in your yard:
Reduce crowding in areas of your garden that might be overgrown or otherwise crowded, which will give the slugs less places to hide in.
—Kylie Martin, Detroit Free Press, 21 June 2024
The entry road was surrounded by chain-link fencing, overgrown with weeds, and festooned with trash.
—Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 17 June 2024
City of West Allis Attorney Kail Decker had sent a notice of nuisance to Burger King in May 2023, saying the property was overgrown with weeds, contained broken glass and had painted wood that was rotting underneath.
—Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 11 June 2024
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overgrow
verb
over·grow
ˌō-vər-ˈgrō
1
: to grow over so as to cover
2
: outgrow
3
: to grow too big
an overgrown puppy
4
: to become grown over
Medical Definition
overgrow
intransitive verb
over·grow
ˌō-vər-ˈgrō
: to grow or increase beyond the normal or natural size or numbers
when a scar overgrows into a keloid—Morris Fishbein
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