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overgrazed
o·ver·graze
/
ˌoʊ
vərˈgreɪz, ˈoʊ
vərˌgreɪz
/
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oh-ver-
greyz
,
oh
-ver-greyz
]
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verb (used with object),
o·ver·grazed,
o·ver·graz·ing.
to
graze
(land) to excess.
Origin:
over-
+
graze
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overgraze
(ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪz)
—
vb
(
tr
) to graze (land) beyond its capacity to sustain stock
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
overgrazed
of grassland, 1929, from over + pp. of
graze
(q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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