"outpopulate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: outpopulates [present, singular, third-person], outpopulating [participle, present], outpopulated [participle, past], outpopulated [past]
Etymology: out- + populate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|out|populate}} out- + populate Head templates: {{en-verb}} outpopulate (third-person singular simple present outpopulates, present participle outpopulating, simple past and past participle outpopulated)
  1. (transitive) To surpass in population; to outnumber. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-outpopulate-en-verb-xX-sAkSM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with out-

Inflected forms

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