overgraze en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Etymology
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.
Meanings
- (transitive) to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation
- (intransitive) to allow animals to graze excessively
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| overgrazed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| overgrazed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| overgrazes | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| overgrazing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Translations (7)
cmn 過度放牧 /过度放牧 (to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation) · fi ylilaiduntaa (to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation) · el υπερβοσκώ (to allow animals to graze excessively) · no overbeite (to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation) · fi ylilaiduntaa (to allow animals to graze excessively) · el υπερβοσκώ (to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation) · cmn 過度放牧 /过度放牧 (to allow animals to graze excessively)