"overpopulate" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-us-overpopulate.ogg [US] Forms: overpopulates [present, singular, third-person], overpopulating [participle, present], overpopulated [participle, past], overpopulated [past]
Etymology: From over- + populate. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|populate}} over- + populate Head templates: {{en-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. Wikipedia link: overpopulation Related terms: overpopulation Translations (fill with too many individuals): surpeupler (French), túlnépesít (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-overpopulate-en-verb-bs4TGedP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over-

Inflected forms

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