verb
- filling (a place) with too many people or organisms, exceeding its capacity to sustain them
Usage: present participle of 'overpopulate'; commonly used in environmental and demographic contexts
Examples
- Overpopulating urban areas has led to housing shortages and increased pollution.
- The city is overpopulating faster than infrastructure can support.
- Invasive species are overpopulating the lake and harming native fish.
- Overpopulating prisons creates dangerous conditions for inmates and staff.
- Climate change and overpopulating coastal regions increase flood risk.
- The island's ecosystem is suffering from overpopulating tourist numbers.