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overpopulate
o·ver·pop·u·late [ vər póppyə làyt ] (past and past participle o·ver·pop·u·lat·ed, present participle o·ver·pop·u·lat·ing, 3rd person present singular o·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

o·ver·pop·u·la·tion [ vər pòppyə láysh'n ] noun
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