underpopulate

English

Etymology

From under- +‎ populate.

Pronunciation

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Verb

underpopulate (third-person singular simple present underpopulates, present participle underpopulating, simple past and past participle underpopulated)

  1. (transitive) To populate with too few individuals.
    Antonym: overpopulate
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