"overfarm" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overfarms [present, singular, third-person], overfarming [participle, present], overfarmed [participle, past], overfarmed [past]
Etymology: over- + farm Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|farm}} over- + farm Head templates: {{en-verb}} overfarm (third-person singular simple present overfarms, present participle overfarming, simple past and past participle overfarmed)
  1. (transitive) To farm too much. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-overfarm-en-verb-Gmp35vPg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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