overpopulate

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ populate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

overpopulate (third-person singular simple present overpopulates, present participle overpopulating, simple past and past participle overpopulated)

  1. To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.

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