overcultivate

• Verb, das die übermäßige Bearbeitung und Nutzung von Ackerland bezeichnet, die häufig zur Erschöpfung des Bodens oder zum Rückgang seiner Fruchtbarkeit führt.

A verb used to indicate the act of cultivating land excessively, often leading to soil depletion or reduced fertility.

1. Exhaust by excessive cultivationC1formal

   To deplete the soil's nutrients or degrade its quality by farming it too intensively or repeatedly without allowing it to rest.

   Durch übermäßigen Anbau erschöpfen

   • Farmers who overcultivate their land often face reduced crop yields.
   • The region's soil became barren after decades of being overcultivated.
   • Overcultivating the fields led to severe erosion and loss of fertility.

   Synonymedepleteexhaustoverexploitoverwork