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overharvest en · NOUN

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- English harvest English overharvest From over- + harvest.

Meanings

1. An excessive harvest.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
overharvests	Number=Plur		lexicographic

overharvest en · VERB

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- English harvest English overharvest From over- + harvest.

Meanings

1. To harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high level.
   • The fish in this area have been overharvested for years.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
overharvested	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
overharvested	Tense=Past		lexicographic
overharvesting	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
overharvests	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic