What does overeat mean?
Overeat means (intransitive) To eat too much..
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/ˌoʊvɚˈit/ · verb
(intransitive) To eat too much..
Overeat meat and you will not be flipping the genetic switches to grow a new body; instead, you will be opting for an early death even as you tone and strengthen your muscles.
Mr. Nollekens, when he dined out of late years, always over-ate himself, particularly with the pastry and dessert.
At breakfast they overate themselves with buttered toast, and "had eaten so much that they could not learn with any pleasure," […]
Use overeat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Overeat means (intransitive) To eat too much..
Common synonyms include overconsume, gorge, satiate, glut.
Possible antonyms include munch, nibble.
Overeat meat and you will not be flipping the genetic switches to grow a new body; instead, you will be opting for an early death even as you tone and strengthen your muscles.
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