Definition of overexploit
overexploited;
overexploiting
: to exploit (something, such as a natural resource) to an excessive degree
- More than half of the fish stocks in the region are being overexploited.
- —Greenpeace.org
- … the future costs of overexploiting the aquifers …
- —Exequiel Ezcurra and Marisa Mazari-Hiriart
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overexploitation
play \ˌō-vər-ˌek-ˌsplȯi-ˈtā-shən\ noun, plural overexploitations-
- … overexploitation and pollution pose serious threats to both sharks and rays.
- —Kelly Marion
