OVERHARVEST Synonyms
0 hypernym for overharvest. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for OVERHARVEST
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| deplete | verb v | |||||
verb • use up (resources or materials) | ||||||
| despoil | verb v | |||||
verb • steal goods; take as spoils • destroy and strip of its possession | ||||||
| devastate | verb v | |||||
verb • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • overwhelm or overpower | ||||||
| drain | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • emptying something accomplished by allowing liquid to run out of it • tube inserted into a body cavity (as during surgery) to remove unwanted material • a pipe through which liquid is carried away • a gradual depletion of energy or resources verb • flow off gradually • deplete of resources • empty of liquid; drain the liquid from • make weak | ||||||
| exhaust | verb v | |||||
noun • gases ejected from an engine as waste products • system consisting of the parts of an engine through which burned gases or steam are discharged verb • wear out completely • use up (resources or materials) • deplete • use up the whole supply of • eliminate (a substance) | ||||||
| exploit | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • a notable achievement verb • use or manipulate to one's advantage • draw from; make good use of • work excessively hard | ||||||
| overexploit | verb v | |||||
verb • exploit excessively | ||||||
| overuse | verb, noun v, n | |||||
noun • exploitation to the point of diminishing returns verb • make use of too often or too extensively | ||||||
| pillage | verb v | |||||
noun • goods or money obtained illegally • the act of stealing valuable things from a place verb • steal goods; take as spoils | ||||||
| plunder | verb v | |||||
noun • goods or money obtained illegally verb • take illegally; of intellectual property • plunder (a town) after capture • steal goods; take as spoils • destroy and strip of its possession | ||||||
| ravage | verb v | |||||
noun • (usually plural) a destructive action verb • make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||||||