transitive verb
-·grazed·, -·graz·ing to allow livestock to graze to excess in (pasture, field, etc.) with results detrimental to the land
overgraze
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overgraze
transitive verb
o·ver·grazed, o·ver·graz·ing, o·ver·graz·esTo permit animals to graze (vegetational cover) excessively, to the detriment of the vegetation.
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present overgrazes, present participle overgrazing, simple past and past participle overgrazed)
- to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation
- (intransitive) to allow animals to graze excessively
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