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overpopulate

/ˌoʊvɚpˈɑpjəleɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables
over-pop-u-late
IPA
/ˌoʊvɚpˈɑpjəleɪt/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English populate English overpopulate From over- + populate.

Inflected Forms

overpopulates (present, singular) overpopulating (participle, present) overpopulated (participle, past) overpopulated (past)

Frequently Paired Words

overpopulation

Questions

How do you pronounce overpopulate?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚpˈɑpjəleɪt/.
What does overpopulate mean?
To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.
Where does overpopulate come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English populate English overpopulate From over- + populate.

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