Definition of "overgrew" [overgrew]

• Simple past of overgrow. (verb)

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• "Tall grass overgrew the mine sites, and the mine equipment began to rust and crumble as the years wore on."
• "“We should take this all out,” he says, nodding at the crumbling leaves, the tomato plants that long ago overgrew their stakes and now trail the dirt."
• "Your hatred68 of your father was of such stature that it entirely outstripped, overgrew, and overshadowed your love of me."