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Meaning of "overpopulate" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF OVERPOPULATE

ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERPOPULATE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overpopulate is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb overpopulate in English.

WHAT DOES OVERPOPULATE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Human overpopulation

Human overpopulation occurs if the number of people in a group exceeds the carrying capacity of the region occupied by the group. The term often refers to the relationship between the entire human population and its environment: the Earth, or to smaller geographical areas such as countries. Overpopulation can result from an increase in births, a decline in mortality rates, an increase in immigration, or an unsustainable biome and depletion of resources. It is possible for very sparsely populated areas to be overpopulated if the area has a meager or non-existent capability to sustain life. Quality of life issues, as well as sheer carrying capacity or risk of starvation, are a basis to argue against continuing high human population growth. The human population has been growing continuously since the end of the Black Death, around the year 1400, although the most significant increase has been in the last 50 years, mainly due to medical advancements and increases in agricultural productivity. The rate of population growth has been declining since the 1980s. The United Nations has expressed concern on continued excessive population growth in sub-Saharan Africa.

Definition of overpopulate in the English dictionary

The definition of overpopulate in the dictionary is to populate excessively.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO OVERPOPULATE

PRESENT

Present
I overpopulate
you overpopulate
he/she/it overpopulates
we overpopulate
you overpopulate
they overpopulate
Present continuous
I am overpopulating
you are overpopulating
he/she/it is overpopulating
we are overpopulating
you are overpopulating
they are overpopulating
Present perfect
I have overpopulated
you have overpopulated
he/she/it has overpopulated
we have overpopulated
you have overpopulated
they have overpopulated
Present perfect continuous
I have been overpopulating
you have been overpopulating
he/she/it has been overpopulating
we have been overpopulating
you have been overpopulating
they have been overpopulating
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I overpopulated
you overpopulated
he/she/it overpopulated
we overpopulated
you overpopulated
they overpopulated
Past continuous
I was overpopulating
you were overpopulating
he/she/it was overpopulating
we were overpopulating
you were overpopulating
they were overpopulating
Past perfect
I had overpopulated
you had overpopulated
he/she/it had overpopulated
we had overpopulated
you had overpopulated
they had overpopulated
Past perfect continuous
I had been overpopulating
you had been overpopulating
he/she/it had been overpopulating
we had been overpopulating
you had been overpopulating
they had been overpopulating
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will overpopulate
you will overpopulate
he/she/it will overpopulate
we will overpopulate
you will overpopulate
they will overpopulate
Future continuous
I will be overpopulating
you will be overpopulating
he/she/it will be overpopulating
we will be overpopulating
you will be overpopulating
they will be overpopulating
Future perfect
I will have overpopulated
you will have overpopulated
he/she/it will have overpopulated
we will have overpopulated
you will have overpopulated
they will have overpopulated
Future perfect continuous
I will have been overpopulating
you will have been overpopulating
he/she/it will have been overpopulating
we will have been overpopulating
you will have been overpopulating
they will have been overpopulating
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would overpopulate
you would overpopulate
he/she/it would overpopulate
we would overpopulate
you would overpopulate
they would overpopulate
Conditional continuous
I would be overpopulating
you would be overpopulating
he/she/it would be overpopulating
we would be overpopulating
you would be overpopulating
they would be overpopulating
Conditional perfect
I would have overpopulate
you would have overpopulate
he/she/it would have overpopulate
we would have overpopulate
you would have overpopulate
they would have overpopulate
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been overpopulating
you would have been overpopulating
he/she/it would have been overpopulating
we would have been overpopulating
you would have been overpopulating
they would have been overpopulating
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you overpopulate
we let´s overpopulate
you overpopulate
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to overpopulate
Past participle
overpopulated
Present Participle
overpopulating
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERPOPULATE

accumulate · calculate · circulate · coagulate · congratulate · cumulate · ejaculate · emulate · formulate · insulate · manipulate · modulate · populate · postulate · reformulate · regulate · simulate · speculate · stimulate · stipulate

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERPOPULATE

overplanning · overplant · overplay · overplay one´s hand · overplot · overplotted · overplotting · overplus · overply · overpoise · overpopulated · overpopulation · overpost · overpotent · overpower · overpowering · overpoweringly · overpraise · overprecise · overpreparation

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERPOPULATE

absquatulate · articulate · chocolate · consulate · copulate · demodulate · depopulate · deregulate · emasculate · geniculate · immaculate · matriculate · ovulate · particulate · recalculate · recirculate · repopulate · reticulate · triangulate · undulate · ungulate

Synonyms and antonyms of overpopulate in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overpopulate» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF OVERPOPULATE

Find out the translation of overpopulate to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of overpopulate from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overpopulate» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

overpopulate
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

sobrepoblarse
570 millions of speakers
en

English

overpopulate
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

overpopulate
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

overpopulate
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

перенаселять
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

overpopulate
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

overpopulate
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

surpeupler
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Terlalu banyak
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

übervölkern
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

人口過剰にする
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

에 너무 많이
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Overpopulate
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

quá mạnh
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

அளவிற்கு மீறிய மக்கள்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अतिप्राचीन
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

overpopulate
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

sovrappopolare
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

overpopulate
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

перенаселяти
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

suprapopula
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

υπερπολλαπλασιαστούμε
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overpopulate
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

overpopulate
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

overpopulate
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overpopulate

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERPOPULATE»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overpopulate

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERPOPULATE»

Discover the use of overpopulate in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overpopulate and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Wetland and Riparian Areas of the Intermountain West: ...
Bluegill Prolific; potential to overpopulate but good sport fish if sufficient largemouth bass are present. Black crappie Prolific; potential to overpopulate if sufficient predators are not present; prefer clear water. White crappie Prolific; potential to ...
Mark C. McKinstry, Wayne A. Hubert, Stanley H. Anderson, 2010
2
The Premises of Political Economy: Being a Re-examination of ...
In the rate of wages we have a criterion by which to determine the force of the tendency to overpopulate, for where wages are low the tendency is strong. The tendency to overpopulate, not overpopulation, is the cause of low wages. Where this ...
Simon Nelson Patten, 1885
3
Your Chickens: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing
... are crowded into a small space. Use the squarefootage-per-bird guidelines in the box on page 23 and be sure you don't. overpopulate. your. space. FLOCK. LIFESTYLE. TERMINOLOGY. FREE RANGE A domesticated bird that has a life ...
Gail Damerow, 2012
4
Illegal Beings: Human Clones and the Law
Overpopulation Let us begin with the idea that human clones could overpopulate the planet. Fear of overpopulation has haunted the world at least since 1 798, when Thomas Robert Malthus first predicted that humans would breed until the ...
Kerry Lynn Macintosh, 2005
5
Harper's Magazine
They increase very rapidly, and at not infrequent intervals they overpopulate the island, and then perish by hundreds of starvation and the diseases which follow a too meagre diet. They are of all colors, and though descended from some pairs ...
Henry Mills Alden, Thomas Bucklin Wells, Lee Foster Hartman, 1874
6
Contributions to the Wages Question: I. Theory of Wages
Had Malthus said a tendency to overpopulate necessarily results in vice, there would have been good reason to introduce the idea of moral restraint, for moral restraint is the antithesis of vice. But moral restraint is not different in kind from ...
Stuart Wood, John Bates Clark, 1889
7
Christine's Philosophical Journey: Book One: Christine's ...
“The Betas would overpopulate the island and eat all the coconuts, so that there would be mass starvation. The coconuts trees might even become extinct, which would mean the Betas would become extinct, so there would be no life on the ...
Frank Kyle, 2012
8
Harper's New Monthly Magazine
They increase very rapidly, and at not infrequent intervals they overpopulate the island, and then perish by hundreds of starvation and the diseases which follow a too meagre diet. They are of all colors, and though descended from some pairs ...
Henry Mills Alden, 1874
9
Korematsu v. the United States: World War II ...
It was a metaphor for an irrational and racist fear that Asians would overpopulate the United States, taking away the jobs and wages of Caucasians. Images and First aimed at Chinese immigrants, the term yellow peril was soon applied to ...
Karen Latchana Kenney, 2012
10
Verbal Periphrases in a Functional Grammar of Spanish
INF-it lexical reading: 'they have come in order to overpopulate it' periphrastic reading: 'they have in a way overpopulated it' a. han venido a eso have.3PL come for this lexical reading: 'they have come for this' periphrastic reading: — The ...
Hella Olbertz, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERPOPULATE»

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Overpopulation is threat to planet's ecosystems
In nature, when animals overpopulate and destroy their environment, their numbers are reduced through the brutal processes of starvation, ... «The Olympian, Jul 15»
2
Regional fisheries manager John Whalen blended fishing …
And we knew the pike were going to overpopulate and stunt.” He said it was tough to go to public meetings and defend pike suppression with ... «The Spokesman Review, Jul 15»
3
Judge halts Greensboro redistricting
... government, and they claim the redrawn lines overpopulate minority districts and pit all four black council incumbents against each other. «WRAL.com, Jul 15»
4
Giulia To Herald Upmarket Push For Alfa Romeo
... so we want to make sure that we go to where the right locations are, the premium markets, and we don't overpopulate the dealer network.”. «The Motor Report, Jul 15»
5
Trash crisis in Lebanon entails long-term health hazards, experts warn
... especially with organic waste, is that you're going to have a good environment for mosquitoes and flies to really overpopulate,” he said. «Zawya, Jul 15»
6
Dare to Be 100: Extra, Extra Read All About It
I can overpopulate the world with one testicle. Even our single organs like heart, liver, and brain have much redundant capacity. At rest the ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
RIC Professor Studying Impact of Toxins and Climate Change on …
That level will overpopulate and eat more of the animals at the lower levels. What usually ends up happening is that very few numbers of ... «ecoRI news, Jul 15»
8
Whaling In The South Sea: A Review Of ICJ Decision
... the aquatic organisms that they preyed upon would be allowed to overpopulate causing an imbalance in the ecosystem. Whales also help in ... «Eurasia Review, Jul 15»
9
Hearing set for Greensboro redistricting lawsuit
They also claim the new districts overpopulate minority districts and pit all four African-American city council incumbents against each other. «myfox8.com, Jul 15»
10
One man's trash is another man's treasure
... to the farm pond in his back yard, and subsequently survive and go on to overpopulate, may have been an exaggeration of the carp's prolific ... «Greene County Daily World, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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