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.
overpopulate (ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt ) vb (
tr )
(Biology) to populate (a place) excessively
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]
overpopulate Past participle: overpopulatedGerund: overpopulatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative overpopulate overpopulate
Present I overpopulate you overpopulate he/she/it overpopulates we overpopulate you overpopulate they overpopulate
Preterite I overpopulated you overpopulated he/she/it overpopulated we overpopulated you overpopulated they overpopulated
Present Continuous I am overpopulating you are overpopulating he/she/it is overpopulating we are overpopulating you are overpopulating they are overpopulating
Present Perfect I have overpopulated you have overpopulated he/she/it has overpopulated we have overpopulated you have overpopulated they have overpopulated
Past Continuous I was overpopulating you were overpopulating he/she/it was overpopulating we were overpopulating you were overpopulating they were overpopulating
Past Perfect I had overpopulated you had overpopulated he/she/it had overpopulated we had overpopulated you had overpopulated they had overpopulated
Future I will overpopulate you will overpopulate he/she/it will overpopulate we will overpopulate you will overpopulate they will overpopulate
Future Perfect 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 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 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 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 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 I would overpopulate you would overpopulate he/she/it would overpopulate we would overpopulate you would overpopulate they would overpopulate
Past Conditional 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
Thesaurus Antonyms Related Words Synonyms Legend:
Verb 1. overpopulate - cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated"inhabit ,
live ,
populate ,
dwell - inhabit or live in; be an inhabitant of; "People lived in Africa millions of years ago"; "The people inhabited the islands that are now deserted"; "this kind of fish dwells near the bottom of the ocean"; "deer are populating the woods"