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overharvest

verb

Etymology

From over- + harvest.

  1. derived from *kerp-✻
  2. inherited from *harbistaz✻
  3. inherited from *harbist✻
  4. inherited from hærfest
  5. inherited from harvest
  6. prefixed as overharvest — “over + harvest”

Definitions

  1. To harvest too much, especially at an unsustainably high level.

    • The fish in this area have been overharvested for years.

  2. An excessive harvest.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA