overeat

[oh-ver-eet]

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verb (used without object), o·ver·ate, o·ver·eat·en, o·ver·eat·ing.

to eat too much: If you overeat, you're bound to get fat.

verb (used with object), o·ver·ate, o·ver·eat·en, o·ver·eat·ing.

to eat more than is good for (oneself): The food was so tasty we overate ourselves.

Origin of overeat

First recorded in 1515–25; over- + eat

Related formso·ver·eat·er, noun

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Related Words for overeat

surfeit, binge, feast, pig, overindulge, gorge, scarf, gluttonize, gourmandize

Examples from the Web for overeat

Contemporary Examples of overeat

It's so easy to see people who are stressed start to drink and overeat and put on the pounds.
How Top Chefs Stay Thin
Rachel Syme
December 15, 2009

Historical Examples of overeat

She should not overeat on the supposition that she has to feed two persons.
The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation
Austin O'Malley
I overeat, I have indigestion, I go to a doctor, he gives me medicine.
Indian Home Rule
M. K. Gandhi
That means, of course, that practically all Americans overeat.
How to Eat
Thomas Clark Hinkle
And you don't need to overeat, and keep on doing it, just because you must eat.
How to Eat
Thomas Clark Hinkle
"Well, he never did overeat himself, that I knew of," said the Bishop.
The Lions of the Lord
Harry Leon Wilson

British Dictionary definitions for overeat

overeat

verb -eats, -eating, -ate or -eaten (intr)

to consume too much food

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Word Origin and History for overeat

"to eat too much," 1590s, from over- + eat (v.). Related: Overate; overeating. Old English had oferæt (n.) "gluttony; oferæte (adj.) "gluttonous."

overeat in Medicine

overeat

[ō′vər-ēt′]

v.

To eat to excess, especially habitually.