overbrowse
overbrowse verb: to browse (eat vegetation) too much, to the detriment of the environment.
Verb
overbrowse (third-person singular simple present overbrowses, present participle overbrowsing, simple past and past participle overbrowsed)
- To browse (eat vegetation) too much, to the detriment of the environment.
- As their numbers peak, the hares begin to overbrowse aspen and other plants.1995, David B Rockwell, Glacier National Park: a natural history guide
- The few elephants that remained continued to overbrowse the trees, now ripping the bark off them as well and speeding their demise.1999, Allan Savory, Jody Butterfield, Holistic management: a new framework for decision making
Forms of overbrowse
| third-person singular present | overbrowses |
|---|---|
| present participle | overbrowsing |
| past participle | overbrowsed |
| past | overbrowsed |
Origin of overbrowse
From over- + browse.
Questions about overbrowse
- What does overbrowse mean?
- Overbrowse means to browse (eat vegetation) too much, to the detriment of the environment.
- What part of speech is overbrowse?
- Overbrowse is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overbrowse?
- The past tense of overbrowse is overbrowsed.
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