overpopulate
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o·ver·pop·u·late
(ō′vər-pŏp′yə-lāt′)v. o·ver·pop·u·lat·ed, o·ver·pop·u·lat·ing, o·ver·pop·u·lates
v.tr.
To fill (an area, for example) with excessive population to the detriment of the inhabitants, resources, or environment.
v.intr.
To breed to excess: wild animals that overpopulated and then starved.
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overpopulate
(ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt)vb (tr)
(Biology) to populate (a place) excessively
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o•ver•pop•u•late
(ˌoʊ vərˈpɒp yəˌleɪt)v.t. -lat•ed, -lat•ing.
to fill with too many people, straining available resources and facilities.
[1865]
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overpopulate
Past participle: overpopulated
Gerund: overpopulating
| Imperative |
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| overpopulate |
| overpopulate |
| Present |
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| I overpopulate |
| you overpopulate |
| he/she/it overpopulates |
| we overpopulate |
| you overpopulate |
| they overpopulate |
| Preterite |
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| I overpopulated |
| you overpopulated |
| he/she/it overpopulated |
| we overpopulated |
| you overpopulated |
| they overpopulated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am overpopulating |
| you are overpopulating |
| he/she/it is overpopulating |
| we are overpopulating |
| you are overpopulating |
| they are overpopulating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have overpopulated |
| you have overpopulated |
| he/she/it has overpopulated |
| we have overpopulated |
| you have overpopulated |
| they have overpopulated |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was overpopulating |
| you were overpopulating |
| he/she/it was overpopulating |
| we were overpopulating |
| you were overpopulating |
| they were overpopulating |
| Past Perfect |
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| I had overpopulated |
| you had overpopulated |
| he/she/it had overpopulated |
| we had overpopulated |
| you had overpopulated |
| they had overpopulated |
| Future |
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| I will overpopulate |
| you will overpopulate |
| he/she/it will overpopulate |
| we will overpopulate |
| you will overpopulate |
| they will overpopulate |
| Future Perfect |
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| I will have overpopulated |
| you will have overpopulated |
| he/she/it will have overpopulated |
| we will have overpopulated |
| you will have overpopulated |
| they will have overpopulated |
| Future Continuous |
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| I will be overpopulating |
| you will be overpopulating |
| he/she/it will be overpopulating |
| we will be overpopulating |
| you will be overpopulating |
| they will be overpopulating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
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| I have been overpopulating |
| you have been overpopulating |
| he/she/it has been overpopulating |
| we have been overpopulating |
| you have been overpopulating |
| they have been overpopulating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
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| I will have been overpopulating |
| you will have been overpopulating |
| he/she/it will have been overpopulating |
| we will have been overpopulating |
| you will have been overpopulating |
| they will have been overpopulating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
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| I had been overpopulating |
| you had been overpopulating |
| he/she/it had been overpopulating |
| we had been overpopulating |
| you had been overpopulating |
| they had been overpopulating |
| Conditional |
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| I would overpopulate |
| you would overpopulate |
| he/she/it would overpopulate |
| we would overpopulate |
| you would overpopulate |
| they would overpopulate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have overpopulated |
| you would have overpopulated |
| he/she/it would have overpopulated |
| we would have overpopulated |
| you would have overpopulated |
| they would have overpopulated |
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Verb 1. overpopulate - cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated"
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