o·ver·pop·u·late

(ō′vər-pŏp′yə-lāt′)

v. o·ver·pop·u·lat·ed, o·ver·pop·u·lat·ing, o·ver·pop·u·lates

v.tr.

To fill (an area, for example) with excessive population to the detriment of the inhabitants, resources, or environment.

v.intr.

To breed to excess: wild animals that overpopulated and then starved.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

overpopulated

(ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd)

adj

having too many inhabitants for the available space or resources

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Translations

overpopulated

[ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊleɪtɪd] ADJ → superpoblado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

overpopulated

[ˌəʊvə^rˈpɒpjʊleɪtɪd] adj (= overcrowded) [area, country] → surpeuplé(e)

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

overpopulated

[ˌəʊvəˈpɒpjʊˌleɪtɪd] adj → sovrappopolato/a

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