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overpopulate

[ oh-ver-pop-yuh-leyt ]

verb (used with object)

, o·ver·pop·u·lat·ed, o·ver·pop·u·lat·ing.
  1. to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities:

    Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs.



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Other Words From

  • over·popu·lation noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of overpopulate1

First recorded in 1865–70; over- + populate
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Example Sentences

And the human species is way overpopulated, about four times overpopulated now.

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One thing stood out: The roots of their sentiments lay in concerns that the United States has become overpopulated.

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That’s the way nature designed it and how it worked for thousands of years until humans mucked it up — mostly as we overpopulated California after World War II.

She agreed with the agency’s argument that it had the authority to round up horses as soon as it determined the herd was overpopulated.

Invasive plants hurt garden habitats by rapidly overpopulating the area, blocking sunlight, draining water and competing with garden plants and native species for resources.

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