"overbrowse" meaning in All languages combined

See overbrowse on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: overbrowses [present, singular, third-person], overbrowsing [participle, present], overbrowsed [participle, past], overbrowsed [past]
Etymology: over- + browse Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|browse}} over- + browse Head templates: {{en-verb}} overbrowse (third-person singular simple present overbrowses, present participle overbrowsing, simple past and past participle overbrowsed)
  1. (transitive, intransitive) To browse (eat vegetation) too much, to the detriment of the environment. Tags: intransitive, transitive Related terms: overgraze
    Sense id: en-overbrowse-en-verb-rfVseacm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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