overgraze
English
verb
Definitions
- (transitive) to graze land excessively, to the detriment of the land and its vegetation
- (intransitive) to allow animals to graze excessively
Etymology
Prefix from English graze root from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (grow, become green).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*gʰreh₁-
Gloss
grow, become green
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Cognates and derived terms
- ghrelin English
- grazable English
- graze English
- grazeable English
- grazeland English
- grazer English
- grazest English
- grazeth English
- growth English
- regraze English
- gramen Latin
- herba Latin
- φορβή Ancient Greek
- *gʰreh₁- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʰrōni- Proto-Indo-European
- *grasą Proto-Germanic
- *grōaną Proto-Germanic
- *grōniz Proto-Germanic
- grasian Old English
- غرواس Persian