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overgrow

[oh-ver-groh, oh-ver-groh] / ˌoʊ vərˈgroʊ, ˈoʊ vərˌgroʊ /
VERB
overrun
Synonyms
STRONGEST
beset choke deluge inundate invade overflow overwhelm ravage
STRONG
overshoot overspread overstep permeate spill surge surpass swarm
WEAK
go beyond run on run over spread like wildfire well over
Antonyms
STRONGEST
underwhelm
WEAK
evacuate lose retreat surrender

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Overgrow, ō-vėr-grō′, v.t. to grow beyond: to rise above: to cover with growth.—v.i. to grow beyond the proper size.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various

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