outpopulate
verb[T]
(alsoout-populate)uk/ˌaʊtˈpɒp.jə.leɪt/us/ˌaʊtˈpɑː.pjə.leɪt/to have alargerpopulation(=numberofpeopleoranimalslivingin aplace)than anothergroup:
The UN haspredictedthat Nigeria will outpopulate the US by 2050.
The early Cenozoicerawas whenmammalsbeganto out-populatedinosaurs.
- According to some,robotsareexpectedto outpopulatehumansby theyear2048.
- Hedescribeshowfliesmay have out-populated theresidentsby about a million to one.
- Millennials nownumberaround 86 million, whichmeansthey’ve outpopulated the Baby Boomergenerationby sevenpercent.
Environmental issues
- agroecology
- air pollution
- anti-conservation
- anti-conservationist
- anti-consumer
- biodegradable
- carbon neutral
- environmentally
- feed-in tariff
- food insecure
- food insecurity
- food secure
- noise pollution
- nuclear winter
- populate
- sustainably
- tidal power
- tree hugger
- ULEZ
- ultra-efficient
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