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forgrow

verb

Etymology

From Middle English forgrowen, from Old English forgrōwan (“to grow up, grow into, increase, overgrow”), equivalent to for- + grow.

  1. inherited from forgrōwan
  2. inherited from forgrowen

Definitions

  1. To grow to excess or out of shape

    To grow to excess or out of shape; grow unduly.

    • A terror to the new made folke, which neuer erst had knowne So foule a Dragon in their life, so monstrously foregrowne, So great a ground thy poyson paunch did vnderneath thée hide.

  2. To become grown over

    To become grown over; overgrow; become covered with growth (usually one that is excessive or unsightly).

    • Plutarch saith that mens minds do rust and forgrow through idlenes […]

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA