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overcultivate

 

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Verb overcultivate has 1 sense
  1. overcrop, overcultivate - to exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"
    --1 is one way to cultivate, crop, work
    Sample sentence:
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Term: "Overcultivate"

Part of speech: verb

Sense: To excessively cultivate or farm land, leading to depletion of nutrients and loss of biodiversity.

Example sentence: The farmer's decision to overcultivate the soil resulted in reduced crop yields and ecosystem degradation.

Part of speech: verb

Sense: To excessively nurture or develop something, causing an imbalance or negative outcome.

Example sentence: The parent's tendency to overcultivate their child's talents stifled their independence and creativity.

Part of speech: adjective

Sense: Describing a place or region experiencing the negative effects of overcultivation.

Example sentence: The overcultivated fields in the region became barren wastelands, devoid of any natural beauty.

Part of speech: noun

Sense: The act or practice of overcultivation.

Example sentence: The overcultivation of the land led to long-term environmental damage and the need for extensive soil restoration efforts.

Part of speech: adverb

Sense: Indicating the excessive manner in which cultivation or nurturing is carried out.

Example sentence: The farmers unknowingly overcultivated the land, resulting in impoverished soil conditions.

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