Antonyms for overeat

Grammar : Verb

Spell : oh-ver-eet

Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈit

Definition of overeat

Origin : "to eat too much," 1590s, from over- + eat (v.). Related: Overate; overeating. Old English had oferæt (n.) "gluttony; oferæte (adj.) "gluttonous."

verb eat too much

Example sentences :

She should not overeat on the supposition that she has to feed two persons.
Extract from : « The Ethics of Medical Homicide and Mutilation » by Austin O'Malley

I overeat, I have indigestion, I go to a doctor, he gives me medicine.
Extract from : « Indian Home Rule » by M. K. Gandhi

That means, of course, that practically all Americans overeat.
Extract from : « How to Eat » by Thomas Clark Hinkle

And you don't need to overeat, and keep on doing it, just because you must eat.
Extract from : « How to Eat » by Thomas Clark Hinkle

"Well, he never did overeat himself, that I knew of," said the Bishop.
Extract from : « The Lions of the Lord » by Harry Leon Wilson

On the other hand, to overeat is always a disadvantage in more respects than one.
Extract from : « Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 » by Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences

Try not to overeat at any time, and thus undo the work that perhaps has taken you two or three days to accomplish.
Extract from : « Diet and Health » by Lulu Hunt Peters

I would have only one vegetable at a time, lest I might be tempted to overeat and lose my appetite, and so spoil everything.
Extract from : « The Natural Cure of Consumption, Constipation, Bright's Disease, Neuralgia, Rheumatism, » by Charles Edward Page

My reason for this is that fats are the most highly concentrated form of food, and the easiest upon which to overeat.
Extract from : « The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society » by Upton Sinclair

No mule you notice will overeat even when he has a chance, but with a horse it is different.
Extract from : « The Frontier Boys in the Sierras » by Wyn Roosevelt

Synonyms for overeat

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