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overpeople

[ oh-ver-pee-puhl ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·peo·pled, o·ver·peo·pling.
  1. to overpopulate:

    The town has been overpeopled by those leaving the farms.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of overpeople1

First recorded in 1675–85; over- + people

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