overbreedv.

Brit.

/ˌəʊvəˈbriːd/, U.S.

/ˌoʊvərˈbrid/

Inflections: Past tense and past participle overbred;

Forms: see over- prefix and breed v.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, breed v.

Etymology: < over- prefix + breed v.

†1. transitive. To breed so extensively as to overrun (a place). Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > multiply or reproduce [verb (transitive)] > exhaust by excessive breeding

overbreed1598

to breed outa1616

overteem1877

1598 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Colonies 60 T'overbreed the landes of Affrick, Europe, Ase, And make the world appear to narrow for the Race.

2. intransitive. To breed more than is necessary or desirable; to breed to excess.

ΚΠ

1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. (at cited word) Overbreed, to breed more than is necessary.

1873 Times 16 Sept. 4/4 Overbreeding of the population till they swarm on the soil.

1951 E. Pendell Population on Loose p. ix Men grow cheap by overbreeding.

1997 Theory & Society 26 4 The world's majority who blindly think they can have the freedom to overgraze, overconsume, overbreed.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	overbreed
释义	overbreedv. Brit. /ˌəʊvəˈbriːd/, U.S. /ˌoʊvərˈbrid/ Inflections: Past tense and past participle overbred; Forms: see over- prefix and breed v. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: over- prefix, breed v. Etymology: < over- prefix + breed v. †1. transitive. To breed so extensively as to overrun (a place). Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > multiply or reproduce [verb (transitive)] > exhaust by excessive breeding overbreed1598 to breed outa1616 overteem1877 1598 W. Lisle tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Colonies 60 T'overbreed the landes of Affrick, Europe, Ase, And make the world appear to narrow for the Race. 2. intransitive. To breed more than is necessary or desirable; to breed to excess. ΚΠ 1871 L. Colange Zell's Pop. Encycl. (at cited word) Overbreed, to breed more than is necessary. 1873 Times 16 Sept. 4/4 Overbreeding of the population till they swarm on the soil. 1951 E. Pendell Population on Loose p. ix Men grow cheap by overbreeding. 1997 Theory & Society 26 4 The world's majority who blindly think they can have the freedom to overgraze, overconsume, overbreed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1598
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