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
- 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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