overgraze

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Etymology[edit]

over- +‎ graze

Verb[edit]

overgraze (third-person singular simple present overgrazes, present participle overgrazing, simple past and past participle overgrazed)

  1. (transitive) to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation
  2. (intransitive) to allow animals to graze excessively

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