Antonyms for overrun

Grammar : Verb

Spell : verb oh-ver-ruhn; noun oh-ver-ruhn

Phonetic Transcription : verb ˌoʊ vərˈrʌn; noun ˈoʊ vərˌrʌn

Definition of overrun

Origin : Old English oferyrnan; see over- + run (v.). The noun meaning "excess expenditure over budget" is from 1956. Related: Overran; overrunning.

verb defeat, invade
verb infest, spread over; exceed

Example sentences :

Whatever the cause of the war, it's the bitterness of death for these people to be overrun.
Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler

They overrun the seven continents and their respective seas.
Extract from : « Rosinante to the Road Again » by John Dos Passos

The benefit overran the merit the first day, and has overrun the merit ever since.
Extract from : « Essays, Second Series » by Ralph Waldo Emerson

The surrounding walls are overrun with vines and bordered by pear trees.
Extract from : « England, Picturesque and Descriptive » by Joel Cook

This court is overrun with Jesuits, and we must needs adopt their vernacular.
Extract from : « Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess » by Henry W. Fischer

And he had been successfully on his own here since the camp had been overrun.
Extract from : « Storm Over Warlock » by Andre Norton

The whole front of the cottage was overrun with a honeysuckle.
Extract from : « The Sketch Book of Geoffrey Crayon, Gent. » by Washington Irving

Calcutta, by the way, is or was overrun by jackals at night.
Extract from : « Ranching, Sport and Travel » by Thomas Carson

From early morning it was overrun with truck-peddlers, farmers, and poultrymen.
Extract from : « Ten Tales » by Franois Coppe

At first the forest-dwellers threatened to overrun the towns.
Extract from : « William Pitt and the Great War » by John Holland Rose

Synonyms for overrun

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