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to overeat

to overeat

14 3.1
To eat more food than your body needs at one time
  • verb
  • /ˌoʊvərˈiːt/
translation icon : comer en exceso
  • I always regret it when I overeat during holiday feasts.
  • people overeat
  • stop overeating
  • likely to overeat

They were aware that some people overeat and yet don't put on weight.

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Examples

  • In general, our lifestyles are stressful; Americans are working long hours, and they often overeat and reduce their physical activity.

    Academic text (2008)
  • You overeat when you're depressed.

  • Just tell them if you overeat these things, this is what it leads to.

  • Spend less, not overeat, not feel sick and enjoy the the rest of the day.

  • All right, man, I want everybody to write down the times they overeat the most, okay?

  • Yeah, I think it's really just when you overeat, like when I'm out.

  • I still will overeat and then go home and regret it.

  • Typically, you tend to overeat during main meals.

  • But some people find it really difficult and they overeat at lunch and they get very cranky.

  • Another way is to share with your child or husband so you won't overeat on the treats.

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Synonyms

to stuff
vsto overeat
  • Informal
109 5.8

To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full

captures eating too much but without speed emphasis
to gorge
vsto overeat
12 5.9

To eat a very large amount of food greedily

means eating too much at one time without greed focus
to binge
vsto overeat
12 4.5

To do something like eating, drinking, or watching a lot in a short time

limits this behaviour specifically to eating too much at once
to pig out
vsto overeat
  • Informal
7 7.5

Eat a very large amount of food without control

is the general idea of eating too much without informal tone
to eat like a pig
vsto overeat
  • Offensive
5 7.8

To eat in a very messy and greedy way

focuses on eating too much without the mess or rudeness aspect
to overindulge
vsto overeat
3 6.2

Let yourself and others have too much food or drink

describes personally eating too much rather than permitting it
to stuff one's face
vsto overeat
  • Informal
3 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is the neutral concept of excess eating without mess focus
to eat like a horse
vsto overeat
  • Informal
3 4.9

To eat a very large amount of food

refers to eating too much at one time rather than habit
to make a pig of oneself
vsto overeat
  • Informal
1 7.6

To eat or drink too much

is a milder description of eating more than needed
to overconsume
vsto overeat
1 6.0

To eat, drink, or use more than you need in an unhealthy way

is specifically about eating excess at one time rather than general overuse
to engorge
vsto overeat
1 7.7

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

focuses on overeating generally rather than the filling action
to ingurgitate
vsto overeat
  • Formal
1 9.9

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is the simple act of eating more than the body needs
to glut
vsto overeat
1 7.9

To eat too much food at one time

specifies eating too much at one time without extra indulgence nuance
to overgorge
vsto overeat
8.6

To eat too much food at once

is the everyday idea of eating more than needed at once
to englut
vsto overeat
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat too much food in a greedy way

emphasizes plain excess eating without devouring connotation
to gluttonize
vsto overeat
  • US
9.9

To eat too much food quickly and greedily

is more neutral, naming eating too much rather than greed
to gormandize
vsto overeat
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full

is the neutral description of unhealthy overeating
to gourmandize
vsto overeat
9.9

To eat too much in a greedy way

describes the same excess without the enjoyment emphasis
to scarf out
vsto overeat
  • Informal
8.4

To eat a lot of food very quickly

describes excess eating without the quick, informal tone
to fill one's face
vsto overeat
  • UK
8.5

To eat a lot of food quickly

is the plain notion of eating too much without behaviour note

Antonyms

1 5.6

Eat less food than your body needs

How Much

to binge
12 4.5
to gorge
12 5.9
to overeat
14 3.1
to eat
1.0
to nibble
56 2.0

Surface Forms

overeat infinitive
overeating present participle
overeats third person singular
overate past
overeaten past participle

Morphology

overeat = eat (transparent) = over + eat

The prefix 'over-' clearly indicates an excess of the action 'eat', making the meaning easily derivable.

Etymology

Overeat is made of over- meaning 'too much' and eat, so it means 'eat too much'. So, to overeat is to eat more than your body needs and feel too full.