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overpopulate vs populate

populate vs overpopulate

overpopulate and populate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
overpopulate No No Yes No
populate No No Yes No
As verbs, populate is a hypernym of overpopulate; that is, populate is a word with a broader meaning than overpopulate:
  • overpopulate: cause to have too great a population
  • populate: be an inhabitant of or reside in
Other hypernyms of overpopulate include dwell, inhabit, live.
overpopulate (verb) populate (verb)
cause to have too great a population fill with inhabitants
be an inhabitant of or reside in
Difference between overpopulate and populate

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