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单词 overeat
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overeat

[ oh-ver-eet ]
/ ˌoʊ vərˈit /
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verb (used without object), o·ver·ate [oh-ver-eyt], /ˌoʊ vərˈeɪt/, o·ver·eat·en, o·ver·eat·ing.

to eat too much: If you overeat, you're bound to get fat.

verb (used with object), o·ver·ate [oh-ver-eyt], /ˌoʊ vərˈeɪt/, o·ver·eat·en, o·ver·eat·ing.

to eat more than is good for (oneself): The food was so tasty we overate ourselves.

Origin of overeat

First recorded in 1515–25; over- + eat

OTHER WORDS FROM overeat

o·ver·eat·er, noun

Words nearby overeat

overdub, overdue, overdye, overeager, over easy, overeat, overegg, overelaborate, overemphasis, overemphasize, overenthusiastic
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British Dictionary definitions for overeat

overeat
/ (əʊvərˈiːt) /

verb -eats, -eating, -ate or -eaten (intr)

to consume too much food
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for overeat

overeat
[ ō′vər-ēt ]

v.

To eat to excess, especially habitually.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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