verb
- exceeded in population; had a larger population than
Usage: past tense and past participle of outpopulate; formal or technical usage
Examples
- The city outpopulated its neighboring towns within a decade.
- By 2020, the metropolitan area had outpopulated the rural regions significantly.
- Industrial growth outpopulated the agricultural communities in the region.
- The coastal cities outpopulated inland settlements during the migration period.