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o⋅bese

  [oh-bees]
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–adjective
very fat or overweight; corpulent.
Origin:
1645–55; < L obēsus (ptp. of obedere to eat away), equiv. to ob- ob- + ed(ere) to eat + -tus ptp. suffix, with dt > s

Related forms:
o⋅bese⋅ly, adverb
o⋅be⋅si⋅ty, o⋅bese⋅ness, noun
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o·be·si·ty   (ō-bē'sĭ-tē)   
n.  The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.
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Word Origin & History

obesity 
1611, from Fr. obésité, from L. obesitas "fatness, corpulence," from obesus "that has eaten itself fat," pp. of obdere "to eat all over, devour," from ob "over" + edere "eat" (see edible). The adj. obese is attested from 1651.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: obese
Pronunciation: O-'bEs
Function: adjective
: excessively fat

Main Entry: obe·si·ty
Pronunciation: O-'bE-s&t-E
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -ties
: a conditioncharacterized by excessive bodily fat
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obese o·bese (ō-bēs')
adj.
Extremely fat; very overweight.

obesity o·be·si·ty (ō-bē'sĭ-tē)
n.
The condition of being obese; increased body weight caused by excessive accumulation of fat.

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