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overgraze

[oh-ver-greyz, oh-ver-greyz]

verb (used with object), o·ver·grazed, o·ver·graz·ing.

to graze (land) to excess.

Origin:
over- + graze¹

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overgraze (ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪz)

—vb
	(tr) to graze (land) beyond its capacity to sustain stock

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