Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

underpopulate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
un-der-pop-u-late
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To populate with too few individuals.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From under- + populate.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

underpopulates (present, singular) underpopulating (participle, present) underpopulated (participle, past) underpopulated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

underpopulation

Antonyms

overpopulate

Questions

What does underpopulate mean?
To populate with too few individuals.
Where does underpopulate come from?
From under- + populate.

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