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(transitive) to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation / (intransitive) to allow animals to graze excessively

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overgraze

Source Word

overgraze

transitive intransitive

Japanese Meaning

（動作として）土地や植生に悪影響を及ぼすほど、動物に過度に草を食べさせる、過放牧する

If farmers allow too many goats on the hill, they will overgraze the slopes and cause soil erosion.

農家が丘にあまりにも多くのヤギを放牧させると、斜面を過放牧して土壌侵食を引き起こすでしょう。

Sense（1）

(transitive) to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation

Sense（2）

(intransitive) to allow animals to graze excessively

overgrazes

（ present singular third-person ）

overgrazing

（ participle present ）

overgrazed

（ participle past ）

overgrazed

（ past ）