to grow together / become overgrown / outgrow
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to grow together
To become firmly joined together through growth. This can refer to plants, bones after a fracture, or other organic structures.
Die beiden Bäume sind über die Jahre fest miteinander verwachsen.
The two trees have grown firmly together over the years.
to become overgrown
To be completely covered with plants or overrun by vegetation. Usually refers to gardens, plots of land, or ruins.
Der alte Pfad war bereits vollständig mit Gras und Moos verwachsen.
The old path was already completely overgrown with grass and moss.
to outgrow
Colloquial for the disappearance of a trait, habit, or problem over the course of growing up or with time.
Mach dir keine Sorgen, seine Ungeschicklichkeit wird sich schon noch verwachsen.
Don't worry, he'll outgrow his clumsiness eventually.
deformed
As a participial adjective: having an irregular, deformed, or crooked shape that resulted from faulty growth.
Die Kartoffel hatte eine seltsam verwachsene Form.
The potato had a strangely deformed shape.
'Verwachsen' is an inseparable verb made up of the prefix 'ver-' and the verb 'wachsen' (to grow). The prefix 'ver-' can mean here that something grows incorrectly (becomes deformed) or that a process is fully completed (grown over).
Der Garten war nach dem Urlaub völlig mit Unkraut verwachsen.
After the vacation, the garden was completely overgrown with weeds.
Because 'verwachsen' describes a change of state, the perfect tense is always formed with the auxiliary verb 'sein' (to be), not with 'haben' (to have).
Die Wurzeln der beiden Pflanzen sind fest miteinander verwachsen.
The roots of the two plants have grown firmly together.
When a place is 'verwachsen' (overgrown), it is often combined with the plants that cover it. Typical formulations are 'mit Efeu verwachsen' (overgrown with ivy), 'mit Gras verwachsen' (overgrown with grass), or 'mit Unkraut verwachsen' (overgrown with weeds).
Die alte Schlossruine ist fast vollständig mit Efeu verwachsen.
The old castle ruin is almost completely overgrown with ivy.
The colloquial meaning 'herauswachsen' (to outgrow) is always used reflexively: 'etwas verwächst sich' (something will be outgrown). The thing that disappears is the subject of the sentence.
Die Schüchternheit bei Kindern verwächst sich meistens mit der Zeit.
Shyness in children usually goes away with time.
The past participle 'verwachsen' is very often used as an adjective to describe that something has an irregular or deformed shape. It then stands directly before a noun.
Im Garten haben wir eine seltsam verwachsene Karotte gefunden.
In the garden, we found a strangely deformed carrot.
to grow / increase
Verwachsen emphasizes that organic structures become firmly connected through growth. Anwachsen emphasizes that transplanted tissue takes hold at its new location or on a surface. Verwachsen is used for the surrounding tissue growing together, while anwachsen is used for successfully attaching at the new location.
Die transplantierte Haut ist fest mit dem umliegenden Gewebe verwachsen.
The transplanted skin has grown firmly together with the surrounding tissue.
Die transplantierte Haut ist gut an der behandelten Wunde angewachsen.
The transplanted skin has successfully attached to the treated wound.
