overgraze

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- Proto-Indo-European *ghreh1-der. Proto-Germanic *grasą Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *grasōną Proto-West Germanic *grasōn Old English grasian Middle English grasen English graze English overgraze From over- + graze.

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 過度放牧 /过度放牧 (guòdù fàngmù) — to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation
• Finnish: ylilaiduntaa — to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation
• Greek: υπερβοσκώ (ypervoskó) — to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation
• Norwegian: overbeite — to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation
• Chinese Mandarin: 過度放牧 /过度放牧 (guòdù fàngmù) — to allow animals to graze excessively
• Finnish: ylilaiduntaa — to allow animals to graze excessively
• Greek: υπερβοσκώ (ypervoskó) — to allow animals to graze excessively