overrun

English

/əʊvəˈɹʌn/, /oʊvəˈɹʌn/, /ˈəʊvəˌɹʌn/, /ˈoʊvəˌɹʌn/

verb
Definitions
  • To defeat an enemy and invade in great numbers, seizing the enemy positions conclusively.
  • To infest, swarm over, flow over.
  • To run past; to run beyond.
  • To continue for too long.
  • (printing) To carry (some type, a line or column, etc.) backward or forward into an adjacent line or page.
  • To go beyond; to extend in part beyond.
  • To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.

Etymology

Prefix from English run.

Origin

English

run

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