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Definition of overgraze verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

overgraze

verb
 
/ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪz/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈɡreɪz/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they overgraze
 
/ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪz/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈɡreɪz/
he / she / it overgrazes
 
/ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪzɪz/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈɡreɪzɪz/
past simple overgrazed
 
/ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪzd/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈɡreɪzd/
past participle overgrazed
 
/ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪzd/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈɡreɪzd/
-ing form overgrazing
 
/ˌəʊvəˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˌəʊvərˈɡreɪzɪŋ/
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  1. overgraze something if land is overgrazed, it is damaged by having too many animals feeding on it
See overgraze in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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