verb (as a past tense or past participle of overexploit) as in strong fondness

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exhausts, depletes, overutilizes

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Example:The company exhausted its resources by investing too heavily in an unsuccessful project.

Definition:To use up completely or deplete; use so much of that is left, leading to depletion or demise of something, using up all the resources or something until there is nothing left.

From exhausts

Example:The mining operation depletes the soil of essential minerals and ruins the local environment.

Definition:To make smaller by taking away materials or resources, reducing the amount of something available, using up resources faster than they can be replenished.

From depletes

Example:The overutilized land could not support any more construction projects.

Definition:To use something to an excessive extent, using more of a resource or tool than necessary or sustainable, utilizing a resource beyond practical or sustainable limits.

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