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overeat

  • /ˌoʊvɚˈit/ US
  • /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈiːt/ UK

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verb overeats · overeating · overate · overeaten · over-eat

  1. intransitive To eat too much.
  2. ambitransitive To eat too much of. Overeat meat and you will not be flipping the genetic switches to grow a new body; instead, you will be opting for an early death even as you tone and strengthen your muscles.

    Similar: overconsume

  3. dated, reflexive To surfeit with eating. Mr. Nollekens, when he dined out of late years, always over-ate himself, particularly with the pastry and dessert.

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verb eat too much

Españolempacharse
한국어과식하다 gwasikhada
日本語過食する kashoku suru, 暴食する bōshoku suru, 食べ過ぎる tabesugiru
中文吃得過多 /吃得过多 chī de guòduō, 暴食 bàoshí
Portuguêsempachar
Françaistrop manger, se suralimenter
Deutschsich überessen
Italianomangiare troppo
Русскийобъеда́ться obʺjedátʹsja, объе́сться obʺjéstʹsja, перееда́ть perejedátʹ, перее́сть perejéstʹ

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@misc{overeat_2026,
  title = {overeat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/overeat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}