underpopulate

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English

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Etymology

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From under- +‎ populate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

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underpopulate (third-person singular simple present underpopulates, present participle underpopulating, simple past and past participle underpopulated)

  1. (transitive) To populate with too few individuals.
    Antonym: overpopulate
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