Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overexploit

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
over-ex-ploit
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To exploit excessively.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From over- + exploit.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

overexploits (present, singular) overexploiting (participle, present) overexploited (participle, past) overexploited (past) over-exploit (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

overexploitation

Synonyms

overuse overutilize

Antonyms

underexploit underuse underutilize

Questions

What does overexploit mean?
To exploit excessively.
Where does overexploit come from?
From over- + exploit.

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