overeat
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vərˈit
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| —vb , -eats, -eating, -ate, -eaten | |
| to consume too much food | |
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Overeat
is one of our favorite verbs.
So is lollygag. Does it mean:
| to swindle, cheat, hoodwink, or hoax. |
| to spend time idly; loaf. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
overeat
"to eat too much," 1599, from over + eat.
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overeat o·ver·eat (ō'vər-ēt')
v. o·ver·ate (-āt'), o·ver·eat·en (-ēt'n), o·ver·eat·ing, o·ver·eats
To eat to excess, especially habitually.
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Example sentences
Some people might overeat and become obese because a piece of their genetic makeup is askew.
Not all fat-fighting drugs curb the urge to overeat.
When these birds are given unrestricted access to feed, they will overeat and become obese.
Away from the conference, locals bemoan the cultural pressure to overeat and the general complacency about being big.
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