overgrow

Verb

Meaning

To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank.

To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress.

To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The ivy overgrew the patio Source: Internet

The patio overgrew with ivy Source: Internet

After the ship set sail Dionysus invoked his divine powers, causing vines to overgrow the ship where the mast and sails had been. Source: Internet

"Antibiotics can kill off the healthy bacteria in the vagina, allowing yeast to overgrow." Source: Internet

Candida albicans is a commensal organism that can overgrow in the digestive tract. Source: Internet

In many parts of the brain, axons initially "overgrow", and then are "pruned" by mechanisms that depend on neural activity. Source: Internet

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