What is the Latin word for overgrow?

The usual Latin words for “overgrow” are tegō, contegō, mūscōsus; also vestiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“overgrow” in Latin

tegōto cover; to clothe; to conceal, hide, protect contegōto conceal, hide or cover up; to protect; to clothe mūscōsusfull of moss, mossy vestiōto clothe, dress; to adorn, attire, deck; to cover, blanket

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

overgrow

supercrescere alicui rei; tegere, or contegere, aliquid: to be overgrown with foliage, frondibus contectum esse: the road is overgrown with bushes, via virgultis interclusa est: overgrown with moss, muscosus: to be overgrown with anything (figuratively), vestiri, convestiri aliqua re.

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for overgrow?: The usual Latin words for “overgrow” are tegō, contegō, mūscōsus; also vestiō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.