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/ˈoʊvərˌit/ Listen

verb

Overeat v. t. & v. i. (past overate; past part. overeaten; pres. part. overeating)

To gnaw all over, or on all sides. (Obs.)

To eat to excess; sometimes with a reflexive; as, she overate at the party and spent the next week dieting.

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Etymology of 'Overeat'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Overeat" Quotes from Famous Books

... ground grains are kept before the hogs at all times, they eat when they feel the need of food and are not liable to overeat at any time. Because of the dry character of the feed, they eat slowly, masticating the food thoroughly and mixing it with saliva. This means more thorough digestion and an absence of indigestion and bowel troubles. And, of course, ...

— Pratt's Practical Pointers on the Care of Livestock and Poultry • Pratt Food Co.

... course; yes, here are yours, Mrs. Walters. It's good of you to think of that sweet corn, Mr. Ballard.—Oh, he's gone away; well, anyway, we're having a lot more than we can eat, and all so good and tempting. I hope Mr. Dean won't overeat himself; he's just a boy at a picnic, I ...

— The Eye of Dread • Payne Erskine