NOUN | act | overuse, overexploitation, overutilization, overutilisation | exploitation to the point of diminishing returns |
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VERB | consumption | overuse, overdrive | make use of too often or too extensively |
Sounds | ow.veryuw'z | |
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Rhymes | abuse ... values: 47 rhymes with uwz... |
Meaning | exploitation to the point of diminishing returns. | |
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Synonyms | overexploitation, overutilization, overutilisation | |
Broader | exploitation, development | The act of making some area of land or water more profitable or productive or useful |
Spanish | sobreexplotación, sobreutilización, sobrexplotación | |
Catalan | sobreexplotació | |
Verbs | overuse | make use of too often or too extensively |
Meaning | make use of too often or too extensively. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Synonym | overdrive | |
Broader | use, utilize, utilise, apply, employ | put into service |
Spanish | usar | |
Nouns | overuse | exploitation to the point of diminishing returns |
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