overgrow
Smother with foliage
Overgrow means to grow beyond normal bounds or to cover something with growth.
Plants overgrow paths, gardens overgrow with weeds, and vines overgrow abandoned buildings.
The past participle overgrown is common: an overgrown lot, overgrown with ivy.
Figuratively, something overgrown has expanded past its proper limits: an overgrown bureaucracy.
Violate another's rights
- invadeEnter by force
- encroachAdvance beyond proper limits
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
- intrudeEnter uninvited
advance · penetrate · overspread · creep · sprawl · colonize · overtake · swallow
Failure to provide care
- derelictAbandoned or neglectful
- ruinComplete destruction or collapse
- decayedBroken down organically
- forgottenNo longer recalled
vacant · dilapidated · disrepair · forsaken · uninhabited · deserted · crumble · reclaim
Dense shrub cluster
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
- jungleDense tropical forest
vegetation · tangle · bramble · briar · hedge · ivy · vine · creeper
Constrict the throat
- suffocateKill by blocking air
- smotherDeprive of air
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- stifleSuppress or restrain
impede · clog · crowd · overrun · overwhelm · compete · shade · suppress
infringe
Violate another's rights
- invadeEnter by force
- encroachAdvance beyond proper limits
- infiltrateEnter secretly to observe
intrude · advance · penetrate · overspread · creep · sprawl · colonize · overtake · swallow · consume
neglect
Failure to provide care
forgotten · vacant · dilapidated · disrepair · forsaken · uninhabited · deserted · crumble · reclaim · ruins
thicket
Dense shrub cluster
- underbrushDense low forest vegetation
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- foliagePlant's leafy covering
jungle · vegetation · tangle · bramble · briar · hedge · ivy · vine · creeper · kudzu
strangle
Constrict the throat
stifle · impede · clog · crowd · overrun · overwhelm · compete · shade · suppress · entangle
proliferate
Reproduce or spread swiftly
multiply · extend · creep · climb · trail · runner · tendril · rhizome · shoot · sucker
verdant
Lush with plants
- flourishingProspering vigorously
- abundantExisting in great quantity
- luxuriantAbundantly rich, profuse
thriving · teeming · bloom · vibrant · prolific · rampant · vigorous · exuberant · rank · profuse
- overgrown yardNeglected outdoor space, wild
- overgrown lotNeglected property with wild vegetation