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overharvested

overharvested is the simple past and past participle of overharvest.

Meaning of overharvest

Verb

overharvest (third-person singular simple present overharvests, present participle overharvesting, simple past and past participle overharvested)

  1. To harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high level.
    • The fish in this area have been overharvested for years.

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Questions about overharvested

What is overharvested the simple past and past participle of?
Overharvested is the simple past and past participle of overharvest.

Words near overharvested in the dictionary

  1. overhardy
  2. overharsh
  3. overharshly
  4. overharshness
  5. overharvest
  6. overharvested
  7. overharvesting
  8. overharvests
  9. overhaste
  10. overhasten
  11. overhastened

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