adj · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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General-American:ō'vər-pŏpʹyə-lāt(')ĭd
General-American:/ˌoʊvɚˈpɑpjə(ˌ)leɪtɪd/
rhymes with -ɒpjəleɪtɪd
CMU ARPABET:OW2 V ER0 P AA1 P Y AH0 L EY0 T IH0 D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having or consisting of a higher population than can be sustained.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: overpeopled, overpopulous
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
simple past and past participle of overpopulate
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, participle, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
First recorded in 1828, predating overpopulate. From over- + populated. Compare earlier overpeopled and overpopulous.
Verb form of overpopulate.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Catalan:
superpoblat
— having a higher population than can be sustained
Dutch:
overbevolkt
— having a higher population than can be sustained
Finnish:
ylikansoitettu
— having a higher population than can be sustained
French:
surpeuplé
— having a higher population than can be sustained
German:
überbevölkert
— having a higher population than can be sustained
German:
übervölkert
— having a higher population than can be sustained
Italian:
sovrappopolato
— having a higher population than can be sustained
Macedonian:
пренаселен
(prenaselen)
— having a higher population than can be sustained
Polish:
przeludniony
— having a higher population than can be sustained
Russian:
перенаселённый
(perenaseljónnyj)
— having a higher population than can be sustained
Spanish:
sobrepoblado
— having a higher population than can be sustained
Swedish:
överbefolkad
— having a higher population than can be sustained
Ukrainian:
перенасе́лений
(perenasélenyj)
— having a higher population than can be sustained