verb
- to fill (an area) with too many people or animals for the available resources
Usage: third person singular present tense
Examples
- The city overpopulates quickly as more families move in seeking jobs.
- When a species overpopulates an ecosystem, it can damage the environment.
- The small island overpopulates during tourist season.
- Poor urban planning often overpopulates certain neighborhoods.
- The rabbit population overpopulates the park without natural predators.
- Climate change forces people to migrate, which overpopulates some regions.