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overpeople

American

[oh-ver-pee-puhl] / ˌoʊ vərˈpi pəl /

verb (used with object)

overpeopled, overpeopling

to overpopulate.

The town has been overpeopled by those leaving the farms.

Etymology

Origin of overpeople

First recorded in 1675–85; over- + people

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