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OVEREXPLOIT

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does overexploit mean? 

OVEREXPLOIT (verb)
  The verb OVEREXPLOIT has 1 sense:

1. exploit excessivelyplay

  Familiarity information: OVEREXPLOIT used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


OVEREXPLOIT (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Exploit excessively

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Context example:

We should not overexploit our natural resources

Hypernyms (to "overexploit" is one way to...):

exploit; tap (draw from; make good use of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

overexploitation (exploitation to the point of diminishing returns)


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