overeat

[ oh-ver-eet ]

verb (used without object)

, o·ver·ate [oh-ver-, eyt], 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], 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.

overeat

/ əʊvərˈiːt /

verb

1. to consume too much food

Other Words From

• over·eater noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of overeat¹

First recorded in 1515–25; over- + eat

Example Sentences

Why starchy processed food can cause us to overeat, gain weight and even become ill

From Washington Post

After an overeating incident leads her parents to turn into literal pigs, Chihiro must work in a bathhouse that serves otherworldly customers in order to survive and find a way to return home.

From Time

Keeping my carbs low prevents me from being hungry and overeating.

From Washington Post

That’s true if the situation “is unresolved or the resolution to it is harmful, like overeating or becoming aggressive or not wearing a mask,” he says.

From Science News For Students

At worst, it sets into motion a cycle of overeating, compensating, and overeating again.

From Outside Online

It's so easy to see people who are stressed start to drink and overeat and put on the pounds.

From The Daily Beast

Dont lets overeat, said Tootles seriously, trying to coax forth a smile.

From Project Gutenberg

My reason for this is that fats are the most highly concentrated form of food, and the easiest upon which to overeat.

From Project Gutenberg

It proved to us pretty conclusively how we of civilised lands disgustingly and habitually overeat ourselves.

From Project Gutenberg

My appetite is four sizes too large for a man of my height, and every little while I overeat.

From Project Gutenberg

And how they will continue to overeat themselves, content to avoid the truth regarding food quantities.

From Project Gutenberg