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Outpopulate

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Meaning

(transitive) To surpass in population; to outnumber..

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Antiabortion activists pointed out that immigrant families, many of them Catholic, were larger and would soon outpopulate native-born white Yankees and threaten their political power.

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What does outpopulate mean?

Outpopulate means (transitive) To surpass in population; to outnumber..

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Antiabortion activists pointed out that immigrant families, many of them Catholic, were larger and would soon outpopulate native-born white Yankees and threaten their political power.

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