verb
- to fill (an area) with too many people or animals for the available resources
Usage: transitive
Examples
- Urban sprawl continues to overpopulate the suburbs.
- The island became overpopulated after the economic boom.
- Experts warn that we may overpopulate the planet within decades.
- The lake was overpopulated with fish, leading to oxygen depletion.
- Immigration and high birth rates helped overpopulate the region.
- The city council fears that new developments will overpopulate the area.