overpopulate
- to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.
Origin of overpopulate
Related Words for over-population
bottleneck, overpopulation, profusion, jam, mass, excess, press, surplus, surfeit, crowding, snarl-up, overcrowding, overdevelopmentExamples from the Web for over-population
Contemporary Examples of over-population
Your existence contributes to over-population, climate change, and species extinction.
Perhaps ironically, many hunters claimed to be “culling” the herd, thereby saving it from over-population or starvation.
Historical Examples of over-population
I don't believe in Malthus or any talk about over-population.
Shining FerrySir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
There is no fear of over-population; if there is any present danger, it is upon the other side.
LiberalismL. T. Hobhouse
We find evidences of over-population in every old country of the world.
A Few Words About the DevilCharles Bradlaugh
I am no believer in Malthusianism as a check to what is called 'over-population.'
The DrunkardCyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
There is less poverty simply because poverty is synonymous with over-population.
The Pacific TriangleSydney Greenbie
Word Origin and History for over-population
"over-populousness," 1807, from over- + population. Malthus (1798) had over-populousness.