verb ·5 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.
2. 2
   cause to have too great a population wordnet

Antonyms

All antonyms

underpopulate

Etymology

From over- + populate.

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