OVERPOPULATE

overpopulate

(verb) cause to have too great a population; “Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

overpopulate (third-person singular simple present overpopulates, present participle overpopulating, simple past and past participle overpopulated)

To fill with too many individuals; to exceed the capacity of a region to contain the population.

Source: Wiktionary



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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.

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