overrun

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun too much production or more than expected
  2. verb invade in great numbers
  3. verb occupy in large numbers or live on a host

Etymology

From over- + run.

In classic literature

Synonyms

overproduction

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