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Overpopulate vs Overpopulated - What's the difference?

overpopulate | overpopulated |

As verbs the difference between overpopulate and overpopulated

is that overpopulate is to fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population while overpopulated is past tense of overpopulate.

As an adjective overpopulated is

having a higher population than can be sustained in an area.

overpopulate

English

Verb

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

    • Related terms

    * overpopulation

    overpopulated

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (overpopulate)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Having a higher population than can be sustained in an area.

    • See also

    * overcrowded