overgrowingn.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and growing n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, growing n.

Etymology: < over- prefix + growing n., after overgrow v. or to grow over (see grow v.).

The action of overgrow v. Also concrete: an overgrown part of something; a thing which has overgrown.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > vigorous growth

thriftc1230

overgrowing?1541

thrivage1610

thriving1707

the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > that which grows over

overgrowing1814

?1541 R. Copland tr. Galen Terapeutyke sig. Fij In the moste parte of them come none ouergrowynge nor superfluyte of flesshe.

1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 282 For the ouergrowings of the gummes in the Scuruy.

1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion i. 47 That secret spirit of humanity Which,..mid her plants, and weeds, and flowers, And silent overgrowings, still survived.

1848 C. Dickens Haunted Man i, in Christmas Stories (1857) 410 Once a brave edifice,..but now..squeezed on every side by the overgrowing of the great city.

1944 R. Coupland Indian Probl. ii. 26 To the devout Moslem there is something dreadful..in the thought of the relentless overgrowing of his faith by what he regards as the Hindu jungle.

1995 Tampa Bay (Florida) Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 21 July 1 Overgrowing is not healthy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

overgrowingadj.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊɪŋ/

Forms: see over- prefix and growing adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, growing adj.

Etymology: < over- prefix + growing adj., after overgrow v. or to grow over (see grow v.).

That overgrows (in various senses of the verb).

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing or increased to excess

overgrowinga1450

excreasing1578

excrescent1657

a1450 tr. Bk. Tribulation (Bodl.) (1983) 52 (MED) The thrid purgacion is of vynes and of trees, that is ymaad by þe sarcler, a knyf, or a sawe, in keruynge of the braunches of the vyne and the ouergrowynge [v.rr. vnnayte, vnfrutefull] twygges of trees.

1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. H4 Nettles and weeds, signifieng stings, crosses, and ouergrowing incumbrances in his loue.

1677 G. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 326 Right measures..against this powerful and overgrowing interest of France.

1733 Boston Weekly News-let. 12 Apr. 1/1 This overgrowing Monster, this great Leviathan, the Excise.

1875 Jrnl. Mental Sci. 21 211 The over-growing connective tissue..squeezes the nerve fibres.

1962 Amer. Q. 14 36 Even a free, meandering..brook may be the better for having..its banks cleared of overgrowing weeds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overgrowing
释义	overgrowingn. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and growing n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, growing n. Etymology: < over- prefix + growing n., after overgrow v. or to grow over (see grow v.). The action of overgrow v. Also concrete: an overgrown part of something; a thing which has overgrown. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > development, growth, or degeneration > [noun] > growth > vigorous growth thriftc1230 overgrowing?1541 thrivage1610 thriving1707 the world > plants > by growth or development > [noun] > that which grows over overgrowing1814 ?1541 R. Copland tr. Galen Terapeutyke sig. Fij In the moste parte of them come none ouergrowynge nor superfluyte of flesshe. 1617 J. Woodall Surgions Mate 282 For the ouergrowings of the gummes in the Scuruy. 1814 W. Wordsworth Excursion i. 47 That secret spirit of humanity Which,..mid her plants, and weeds, and flowers, And silent overgrowings, still survived. View more context for this quotation 1848 C. Dickens Haunted Man i, in Christmas Stories (1857) 410 Once a brave edifice,..but now..squeezed on every side by the overgrowing of the great city. 1944 R. Coupland Indian Probl. ii. 26 To the devout Moslem there is something dreadful..in the thought of the relentless overgrowing of his faith by what he regards as the Hindu jungle. 1995 Tampa Bay (Florida) Business Jrnl. (Nexis) 21 July 1 Overgrowing is not healthy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). overgrowingadj. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈɡrəʊɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈɡroʊɪŋ/ Forms: see over- prefix and growing adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, growing adj. Etymology: < over- prefix + growing adj., after overgrow v. or to grow over (see grow v.). That overgrows (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > increase in quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > increasing or increased to excess overgrowinga1450 excreasing1578 excrescent1657 a1450 tr. Bk. Tribulation (Bodl.) (1983) 52 (MED) The thrid purgacion is of vynes and of trees, that is ymaad by þe sarcler, a knyf, or a sawe, in keruynge of the braunches of the vyne and the ouergrowynge [v.rr. vnnayte, vnfrutefull] twygges of trees. 1594 T. Nashe Vnfortunate Traveller sig. H4 Nettles and weeds, signifieng stings, crosses, and ouergrowing incumbrances in his loue. 1677 G. Mountagu in Buccleuch MSS (Hist. MSS Comm.) (1899) I. 326 Right measures..against this powerful and overgrowing interest of France. 1733 Boston Weekly News-let. 12 Apr. 1/1 This overgrowing Monster, this great Leviathan, the Excise. 1875 Jrnl. Mental Sci. 21 211 The over-growing connective tissue..squeezes the nerve fibres. 1962 Amer. Q. 14 36 Even a free, meandering..brook may be the better for having..its banks cleared of overgrowing weeds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?1541adj.a1450
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