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overeat
verb over·eat \ˌō-vər-ˈēt\
: to eat more than is needed or more than is healthy : to eat too much
over·ate \-ˈāt\ over·eat·en \-ˈē-tən\ over·eat·ing
Full Definition of OVEREAT
intransitive verb
: to eat to excess
— over·eat·er \ˌō-vər-ˈē-tər, ˈō-vər-ˌ\ noun
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First Known Use of OVEREAT
1599
Related to OVEREAT
- Synonyms
- gormandize, gorge, pig out, swill
Rhymes with OVEREAT
aquavit, at one's feet, balance sheet, biathlete, bittersweet, booster seat, bucket seat, catbird seat, cellulite, cookie sheet, corps d'elite, countryseat, county seat, crystal pleat, decathlete, drag one's feet, driver's seat, easy street, exegete, incomplete, indiscreet, latent heat, letter sheet, lorikeet, make ends meet, marguerite, Masorete, meadowsweet, meet and greet, miss a beat, Nayarit, obsolete, off one's feet, on one's feet, on the street, overheat, Paraclete, parakeet, pentathlete, prickly heat, rumble seat, saddle seat, scandal sheet, self-conceit, semisweet, shredded wheat, sliding seat, spirochete, superheat, to one's feet, triathlete, trick or treat, two-way street, undertreat, up one's street, winding-sheet, window seat
OVEREATER Defined for Kids
overeat
verb over·eat \ˌō-vər-ˈēt\
over·ate \-ˈāt\over·eat·en \-ˈē-tən\over·eat·ing
Definition of OVEREAT for Kids
: to eat too much
— over·eat·er \ˌō-vər-ˈē-tər\ noun
Medical Dictionary
overeat
intransitive verb over·eat \ˌō-və-ˈrēt\
over·ate \-ˈrāt\ over·eat·en \-ˈrēt-ən\ over·eat·ing
Medical Definition of OVEREAT
: to eat to excess
—over·eat·er noun
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