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Verb: overgraze  ,ow-vu(r)'greyz
  1. To graze (land) to an unsustainable extent, so the grassland cannot naturally recover
    "The cattle overgrazed the pasture, leading to soil erosion"

Derived forms: overgrazed, overgrazes, overgrazing

Encyclopedia: Overgraze