Etymology

forgrow

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Today it means: To grow to excess or out of shape; grow unduly. Full definition →

Middle English forgrowen ← Old English forgrōwan
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  1. Old English · inherited fromforgrōwan“to grow up, grow into, increase, overgrow”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromforgrowen
  3. English todayforgrow

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

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