| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ verb
Etymology: Middle English overgrowen, from over (I) + growen to grow
transitive verb
1.
a. : to grow over : cover with growth or herbage
cellar holes, overgrown by bushes — American Guide Series: Maine
b. archaic : overcome , overburden
2. : to grow beyond or rise above : outgrow
has long since overgrown the limitations of a coterie — R.U.Johnson
intransitive verb
1. : to grow beyond the normal or natural size : grow too large
when a scar overgrows with a keloid — Morris Fishbein
2. : to become grown over (as with weeds)