overpopulate

overpopulate

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úp
Proto-Indo-European *-er
Proto-Indo-European *upér
Proto-Germanic *uber
Old English ofer-
Middle English over-
English over-
English populate
English overpopulate

    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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