o·ver·pop·u·late [ vər póppyə làyt ](past and past participleo·ver·pop·u·lat·ed, present participleo·ver·pop·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singularo·ver·pop·u·lates)
verb
Definition:
1. transitive verb increase population of place too much: to increase the population of a place so much that the amount of space, food, water, or other resources available to support it is insufficient
2. intransitive verb reproduce to excess: to increase to unsustainable or undesirable numbers by excessive reproduction
