overeat

American  

[oh-ver-eet] / ˌoʊ vərˈit /

verb (used without object)

overate, overeaten, overeating

1. to eat too much.

   If you overeat, you're bound to get fat.

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verb (used with object)

overate, overeaten, overeating

1. to eat more than is good for (oneself ).

   The food was so tasty we overate ourselves.

overeat British  

/ əʊvərˈiːt /

verb

1. to consume too much food

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Other Word Forms

• overeater noun

Etymology

Origin of overeat

First recorded in 1515–25; over- + eat

Example Sentences

A mutation in this gene, which encourages overeating and means we feel less full, is carried by roughly a fifth of the global population.

From BBC

“This type of obsessive food-related thinking can override hunger cues and lead to patterns of overeating, undereating or emotional eating — especially for people who are overweight,” Tufts said.

From Los Angeles Times

As millions of people turned to the medications to lose weight, physicians and researchers started to hear that the lack of desire to overeat extended to drinking.

From MarketWatch

Such treatments might strengthen feelings of fullness, reduce overeating, and improve the body's overall energy balance, offering new options for weight loss when dieting alone is not effective.

From Science Daily

Ultra-processed foods are high in sodium, added sugar, saturated fats and chemicals that are designed to make the food easy and pleasurable to eat and overeat, Chiu said.

From Los Angeles Times