overeat

[ oh-ver-eet ]
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verb (used without object),o·ver·ate [oh-ver-eyt], /ˌoʊ vərˈeɪt/, o·ver·eat·en, o·ver·eat·ing.
  1. to eat too much: If you overeat, you're bound to get fat.

verb (used with object),o·ver·ate [oh-ver-eyt], /ˌoʊ vərˈeɪt/, o·ver·eat·en, o·ver·eat·ing.
  1. to eat more than is good for (oneself): The food was so tasty we overate ourselves.

Origin of overeat

1
First recorded in 1515–25; over- + eat

Other words from overeat

  • o·ver·eat·er, noun

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How to use overeat in a sentence

  • She is a little bit of a glutton is my Jane, and she overate herself at tea at the Singletons'.

    A Modern Tomboy | L. T. Meade
  • I was allowed to have any food they sent me, so, being very hungry, I naturally overate myself.

    The Escaping Club | A. J. Evans
  • They overate of artificial food that was made in great factories.

British Dictionary definitions for overeat

overeat

/ (əʊvərˈiːt) /


verb-eats, -eating, -ate or -eaten (intr)
  1. to consume too much food

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