overcultivate

overcultivate
verb
to exhaust by excessive cultivation
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the farmers overcropped the land

Syn: ↑overcrop
Topics: ↑farming, ↑agriculture, ↑husbandry
Hypernyms: ↑cultivate, ↑crop, ↑work
Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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v.t., overcultivated, overcultivating.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • overcultivate — v.t., overcultivated, overcultivating. * * * …   Universalium

  • overcultivate — o ver•cul′ti•vate v. t. vat•ed, vat•ing …   From formal English to slang

  • overcrop — v. t. to exhaust (arable land) by excessive cultivation. Syn: overcultivate. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • farming — I noun 1. the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock (Freq. 12) • Syn: ↑agriculture, ↑husbandry • Derivationally related forms: ↑agriculturist (for: ↑agri …   Useful english dictionary

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