"overgraze" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: overgrazes [present, singular, third-person], overgrazing [participle, present], overgrazed [participle, past], overgrazed [past]
Etymology: over- + graze Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*gʰreh₁-}}, {{prefix|en|over|graze}} over- + graze Head templates: {{en-verb}} overgraze (third-person singular simple present overgrazes, present participle overgrazing, simple past and past participle overgrazed)
  1. (transitive) to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation Tags: transitive Translations (to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation): 過度放牧 (Chinese Mandarin), 过度放牧 (guòdù fàngmù) (Chinese Mandarin), ylilaiduntaa (Finnish), υπερβοσκώ (ypervoskó) (Greek), overbeite (Norwegian)
    Sense id: en-overgraze-en-verb-llp9FFoh Disambiguation of 'to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation': 87 13
  2. (intransitive) to allow animals to graze excessively Tags: intransitive Translations (to allow animals to graze excessively): 過度放牧 (Chinese Mandarin), 过度放牧 (guòdù fàngmù) (Chinese Mandarin), ylilaiduntaa (Finnish), υπερβοσκώ (ypervoskó) (Greek)
    Sense id: en-overgraze-en-verb-8NMO7~Wf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 85 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 43 57 Disambiguation of 'to allow animals to graze excessively': 12 88

Inflected forms

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