Antonyms for overfeed

Grammar : Verb

Spell : oh-ver-feed

Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈfid

Definition of overfeed

Origin : also over-feed, c.1600, from over- + feed (v.). Related: overfed; overfeeding.

As in surfeit : verb overfill
As in fatten : verb grow or make bigger; nourish
As in glut : verb choke; oversupply

Example sentences :

We have to be careful not to overfeed the guests, and yet we must be sure that they have enough to eat.
Extract from : « Pond and Stream » by Arthur Ransome

Why should I overdrink and overfeed myself and give my strength to follies?
Extract from : « His Grace of Osmonde » by Frances Hodgson Burnett

Blair shouted, "Lennard's a born hospital nurse, but he'll overfeed your patient."
Extract from : « A Dream of the North Sea » by James Runciman

The London public, he said, overfeed themselves with music; they cannot healthily digest the lengthy menu provided for them.
Extract from : « Wagner as I Knew Him » by Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger

Manure well; but remember that it is possible to overfeed the soil of a garden, so as to render it unproductive.
Extract from : « Soil Culture » by J. H. Walden

We starve the healthful emotions of children in order that we may overfeed their intellects.
Extract from : « Christmas-Tide » by Elizabeth Harrison

But to overfeed a passage hawk before putting her up to wait on, is to court the loss of her.
Extract from : « The Art and Practice of Hawking » by Edward B. Michell

It is a much more serious risk to overfeed the baby than to underfeed him.
Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague

Do not overfeed the gray; Give a plenty to the bay; And be careful with your lantern when you go among the hay.
Extract from : « Farm Ballads » by Will Carleton

Some of the Guardians privately hinted to the master that it was unnecessary to overfeed the infant.
Extract from : « Ginx's Baby » by Edward Jenkins

Synonyms for overfeed

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