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OVEREXPLOIT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exploit excessively

Example:

We should not overexploit our natural resources

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

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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