overgrowing

Variant of overgrow

overgrow definition

over·grow (ō′vər grō′, ō′vər grō′)

transitive verb overgrew -·grew′, overgrown -·grown′, overgrowing -·grow′·ing

  1. to overspread with growth or foliage so as to cover
  2. to grow too large for; outgrow

intransitive verb

  1. to grow too large or too fast
  2. to grow beyond normal size

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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