overutilize
/ˌoʊvərˈjutəlaɪz/
verb
- To use something too much or more than is necessary or sustainable.
- Hospitals sometimes overutilize expensive tests when simpler ones would work.
- If you overutilize your credit card, you might end up in debt.
- Farmers who overutilize groundwater may cause wells to run dry.
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