overpeople
overpeople verb: to people too densely; overpopulate. Also the plural of overperson.
Verb
overpeople (third-person singular simple present overpeoples, present participle overpeopling, simple past and past participle overpeopled)
- To people too densely; overpopulate.
- The drones are killed at the end of summer, but the queen and great part of the workers remain ; and when, in the summer, they increase so much as to overpeople the hive, colonies are sent forth with young queens, in search of another habitation.1868, David Meredith Reese, Fundamentals of Zoology, page 349
- At breakfast James made request to his father that he might be allowed to make of a certain little-used loft a room for Isy and himself, so as not to overpeople the house.1897, George MacDonald, Salted with Fire: A Story of a Minister, page 304
Also used as
overpeople is also the plural of overperson.
Forms of overpeople
| third-person singular present | overpeoples |
|---|---|
| present participle | overpeopling |
| past participle | overpeopled |
| past | overpeopled |
Origin of overpeople
From over- + people.
Questions about overpeople
- What does overpeople mean?
- Overpeople means to people too densely; overpopulate.
- What part of speech is overpeople?
- Overpeople is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overpeople?
- The past tense of overpeople is overpeopled.
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