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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.

RELATED WORDS

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

Nearby words

  1. overdrive,
  2. overdub,
  3. overdue,
  4. overdye,
  5. overeager,
  6. overegg,
  7. overelaborate,
  8. overemphasis,
  9. overemphasize,
  10. overenthusiastic

Origin of overeat

First recorded in 1515–25; over- + eat
Related formso·ver·eat·er, noun
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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

overeat

v.

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

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Medicine definitions for overeat

overeat

[ō′vər-ēt′]

v.

To eat to excess, especially habitually.
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