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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 O·ver·grow v. t. [imp. Overgrew p. p. Overgrown p. pr. & vb. n. Overgrowing.]
 1. To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank; as, dandelions have overgrown the lawn.
    The green . . . is rough and overgrown.   --Sir W. Scott.
 2. To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress. [Obs.] --Mortimer. O'ergrown with labor.”
 Note: [Usually in the past participle.]