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underpopulating

underpopulating is the present participle and gerund of underpopulate.

Meaning of underpopulate

Verb

underpopulate (third-person singular simple present underpopulates, present participle underpopulating, simple past and past participle underpopulated)

  1. (transitive) To populate with too few individuals.
    Antonyms:
    overpopulate

Questions about underpopulating

What is underpopulating the present participle and gerund of?
Underpopulating is the present participle and gerund of underpopulate.

Words near underpopulating in the dictionary

  1. underpolluted
  2. underpollution
  3. underpopulate
  4. underpopulated
  5. underpopulates
  6. underpopulating
  7. underpopulation
  8. underporter
  9. underporters
  10. underportion
  11. underportions

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