Definition of "overpopulate" []

• To fill (an area, for example) with excessive population to the detriment of the inhabitants, resources, or environment. (verb-transitive)
• To breed to excess: wild animals that overpopulated and then starved. (verb-intransitive)

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• "Then as long as they don't "overpopulate" and encroach into "civilized" areas, they could do their thing in peace."
• "But Rep. Cynthia M. Lummis R-Wyo. rose in opposition, saying the horses overpopulate many areas of her state and damage the rangeland."
• "No matter how many Jazmine Sullivans, Melanie Fionas and Keri Hilsons overpopulate the R&B airwaves, the answer to these questions will always be "yes.""