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overpopulate
(over|popu¦late)
Pronunciation:
/əʊvəˈpɒpjʊleɪt/
verb
[
with object
]
(often as adjective
overpopulated
)
populate (an area) in excessively large numbers:
an overpopulated country
Derivatives
overpopulation
Pronunciation:
/-ˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
noun
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