'overgrow' definitions:
Definition of 'overgrow'
(from WordNet)
verb
Grow too large
verb
Become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"
verb
Grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio" [syn: overgrow, grow over]
Synonyms of 'overgrow'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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