overeat
verb
over·eat
| \ ˌō-vər-ˈēt
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overate\ ˌō-vər-ˈāt
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overeaten\ ˌō-vər-ˈē-tᵊn
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overeating
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overeaten\ ˌō-vər-ˈē-tᵊn
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overeating
Definition of overeat
: to eat to excess
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Other Words from overeat
overeater
\ ˌō-vər-ˈē-tər
, ˈō-vər-ˌē-tər \
noun
, ˈō-vər-ˌē-tər \
noun
Examples of overeat in a Sentence
When I'm tired or stressed, I tend to overeat.
because he watches his diet for most of the year, he feels free to overeat during the holidays
Recent Examples on the Web
Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous: FA holds free meetings for anyone in the community who may be suffering from overeating, food obsession, under-eating or bulimia. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Cupertino/Sunnyvale calendar of events for the week of Sept. 13," 8 Sep. 2019 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous: FA holds free meetings for anyone in the community who may be suffering from overeating, food obsession, under-eating or bulimia. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Cupertino/Sunnyvale calendar of events for the week of Aug. 23," 23 Aug. 2019 Food Addicts in Recovery Anonymous: FA holds free meetings for anyone in the community who may be suffering from overeating, food obsession, under-eating or bulimia. — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, "Cupertino/Sunnyvale calendar of events for the week of Aug. 9," 9 Aug. 2019 Besides setting you up to overeat broccoli and miss out on pizza parties, the good/bad paradigm can lead to extreme, moralistically judgmental attitudes about food. — Ellie Krieger, Houston Chronicle, "Here are the diet terms that make dietitians cringe," 19 June 2019 The company's website advertises the plates as a way to keep consumers from overeating. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, "Macy's pulls plates with "mom jeans" and "skinny jeans" portions," 23 July 2019 For depression, the physical signs include lack of energy, sleeping too much or too little, overeating or loss of appetite, headaches, unexplained aches and pains. — Amy Chillag, CNN, "Why you should learn Mental Health First Aid," 20 June 2019 Besides setting you up to overeat broccoli and miss out on pizza parties, the good/bad paradigm can lead to extreme, moralistically judgmental attitudes about food. — Ellie Krieger, Houston Chronicle, "Here are the diet terms that make dietitians cringe," 19 June 2019 Besides setting you up to overeat broccoli and miss out on pizza parties, the good/bad paradigm can lead to extreme, moralistically judgmental attitudes about food. — Ellie Krieger, Houston Chronicle, "Here are the diet terms that make dietitians cringe," 19 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overeat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for overeat
overeat
verb
English Language Learners Definition of overeat
: to eat more than is needed or more than is healthy : to eat too much
See the full definition for overeat in the English Language Learners Dictionary
overeat
verb
over·eat
| \ ˌō-vər-ˈēt
\
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overate\ -ˈāt \;
overeaten\ -ˈē-tᵊn \;
overeating
Kids Definition of overeat
: to eat too much
overeat
intransitive verb
over·eat
| \ ˌō-və-ˈrēt
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overate\ -ˈrāt
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overeaten\ -ˈrēt-ᵊn
\;
overeating
\;
overeaten\ -ˈrēt-ᵊn
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overeating
Medical Definition of overeat
: to eat to excess
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