overpopulate
1overpopulate — (v.) 1798, from OVER (Cf. over) + POPULATE (Cf. populate) (v.). First attested in Malthus (in over populousness). Related: Overpopulated; overpopulating …
2overpopulate — [ō΄vər päp′yo͞o lāt΄] vt. overpopulated, overpopulating to populate (an area) too heavily for the available sustaining resources overpopulation n …
3overpopulate — Date: 1828 transitive verb to populate too densely ; furnish or provide with more than the environment or market will bear intransitive verb to become overly populous …
4overpopulate — overpopulation, n. /oh veuhr pop yeuh layt /, v.t., overpopulated, overpopulating. to fill with an excessive number of people, straining available resources and facilities: Expanding industry has overpopulated the western suburbs. [1865 70; OVER… …
5overpopulate — verb To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population. See Also: overpopulation …
6overpopulate — v. populate excessively; increase in population in excess of the amount that is sustainable by the space or other resources available …
7overpopulate — verb [usu. as adjective overpopulated] populate (an area) in too large numbers. Derivatives overpopulation noun …
8overpopulate — o•ver•pop•u•late [[t]ˌoʊ vərˈpɒp yəˌleɪt[/t]] v. t. lat•ed, lat•ing to fill with too many people, straining available resources and facilities • Etymology: 1865 …
9overpopulate — /oʊvəˈpɒpjəleɪt/ (say ohvuh popyuhlayt) verb (t) (overpopulated, overpopulating) to overpeople. –overpopulation /ˌoʊvəpɒpjəˈleɪʃən/ (say .ohvuhpopyuh layshuhn), noun …
10overpopulate — verb cause to have too great a population Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated • Derivationally related forms: ↑overpopulation • Hypernyms: ↑populate, ↑dwell, ↑live, ↑inhabit …
