overpopulate

A verb used to indicate the act of filling an area with too many people or organisms, exceeding the capacity of the environment.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que denota la acción de llenar un área con demasiadas personas u organismos, superando la capacidad del entorno; poblar en exceso una región o hábitat.

1. Cause excessive population B2 formal

   To cause an area or environment to have too many inhabitants, exceeding its capacity or resources.

   • Urban sprawl can overpopulate a region, straining its infrastructure.
   • The introduction of a non-native species can overpopulate an ecosystem.
   • If we overpopulate the city, housing and water supplies will become scarce.

   🇪🇸superpoblar

   Sinónimos: cramfloodovercrowdpack

• overpopulated past participle
• overpopulated past simple
• overpopulating present participle
• overpopulates third person singular