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overeat has definitions from the field of food
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[ verb ] (food) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

Synonyms

overindulge glut gorge overgorge gormandise englut binge gormandize engorge gourmandize stuff pig_out satiate scarf_out ingurgitate

Examples

"She stuffed herself at the dinner" "The kids binged on icecream"

Used in print

(Time magazine, 77:3...)

Physiologically , people overeat because what Dr._Jolliffe calls the `` appestat '' is set too high .

Related terms

nibble eat fill_up overindulgence engorgement bust scoffer

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Rhymes with

marguerite

Phonetic and Homophones

OW1 V ER0 IY2 T

Similar Spelling

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