overeat

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English eat English overeat From over- + eat.

1. To eat too much.
2. To eat too much of.

   “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.”

3. To surfeit with eating.

   “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," […]”