Thesaurus
overrun
verb
Synonyms and Antonyms of OVERRUN
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to enter for conquest or plunder <waves of barbarians overran the Roman Empire during its long decline>
Related Words despoil, loot, maraud, pillage, plunder, ransack, ravage, sack, strip; conquer, crush, dominate, overcome, overpower, overwhelm, subdue, subject, subjugate, vanquish; assail, assault, attack, beset, charge, rush, storm, strike; battle, clash (with), combat, fight, war (with); encroach, harass, infringe, trespass; beleaguer, besiege, blockade, invest; garrison, occupy
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