- to fish (a body of water, region, etc.) to excess, depleting the stock of fish or of a certain fish
- to so deplete (a stock of fish or a certain fish)
overfish
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overfish
verb
o·ver·fished, o·ver·fish·ing, o·ver·fish·esverb
transitive- To fish (a body of water) to such a degree as to deplete or exhaust the supply of fish or shellfish.
- To deplete or exhaust (a stock of fish or shellfish) by excessive fishing.
verb
intransitive- To overfish a body of water.
- To overfish a stock of fish or shellfish.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present overfishes, present participle overfishing, simple past and past participle overfished)
Origin
over- +"Ž fish
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