overexploit
overexploit · overexploits · overexploited · overexploiting
To exploit excessivelyTo exploit excessively.
» The third world is overexploited.
Meaning
1 sensesTo exploit excessively.
Near-synonyms: overuse, overutilize
The president lamented that his nation's fisheries are woefully overexploited, not least because of foreign fishing fleets with no regard for sustainability.
exploit excessively
Examples
1 sentencesThe third world is overexploited.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From over- + exploit.From over- + exploit.
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Forms
overexploits, overexploiting, overexploited, overexploited| Base form | overexploit · to overexploit |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | overexploits |
| Present participle | overexploiting |
| Past simple | overexploited |
| Past participle | overexploited |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsAntonyms
3 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedoverexploitation
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle