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forwax.

To grow to excess; become huge; overgrow; swell.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To grow to excess; become huge; overgrow; swell.

    intransitive · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English forwaxen, from Old English forweaxan (“to progress, grow too much, become overgrown”), equivalent to for- + wax (“to grow, increase”). Cognate with German verwachsen (“to grow together, heal over, overgrow”).

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