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o⋅ver⋅eat

[oh-ver-eet] verb, -ate, -eat⋅en, -eat⋅ing.
–verb (used without object)
1. to eat too much: If you overeat, you're bound to get fat.
–verb (used with object)
2. to eat more than is good for (oneself): The food was so tasty we overate ourselves.

Origin:
1515–25; over- + eat


o⋅ver⋅eat⋅er, noun
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Compulsive Overeating
Residential, Non-Hospital Setting Affordable, Accept Most Insurances
www.MilestonesProgram.org
How To Stop Overeating
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o·ver·eat   (ō'vər-ēt')   
intr.v.   o·ver·ate (-āt'), o·ver·eat·en (-ēt'n), o·ver·eat·ing, o·ver·eats
To eat to excess, especially when habitual.
o'ver·eat'er n.
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Word Origin & History

overeat 
"to eat too much," 1599, from over + eat.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: over·eat
Pronunciation: "O-v&-'rEt
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: over·ate /-'rAt/;over·eat·en /-'rEt-&n/; over·eat·ing
: to eat to excess —over·eat·er noun
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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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