overpopulate
overpopulate verb: to fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.
Verb
overpopulate (third-person singular simple present overpopulates, present participle overpopulating, simple past and past participle overpopulated)
- To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.
Forms of overpopulate
| third-person singular present | overpopulates |
|---|---|
| present participle | overpopulating |
| past participle | overpopulated |
| past | overpopulated |
Origin of overpopulate
From over- + populate.
Questions about overpopulate
- What does overpopulate mean?
- Overpopulate means to fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.
- What part of speech is overpopulate?
- Overpopulate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of overpopulate?
- The past tense of overpopulate is overpopulated.
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