overexploit
verb
over·ex·ploit
ˌō-vər-ik-ˈsplȯit
-ˈek-ˌsplȯit
overexploited; overexploiting
: to exploit (something, such as a natural resource) to an excessive degree
More than half of the fish stocks in the region are being overexploited.—Greenpeace.org
… the future costs of overexploiting the aquifers …—Exequiel Ezcurra and Marisa Mazari-Hiriart
overexploitation
noun
plural overexploitations
… overexploitation and pollution pose serious threats to both sharks and rays.
—Kelly Marion
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