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overfeed

verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To feed a person or animal too much.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: transitive

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2

verb

Meaning 2

To eat more than is necessary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive

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3

verb

Meaning 3

To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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4

verb

Meaning 4

feed excessively

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: feed, give

History

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 feed English overfeed From over- + feed.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: sobrealimentar — too feed too much to
  • French: suralimenter — too feed too much to
  • Galician: sobrealimentar — too feed too much to
  • German: überernähren — too feed too much to
  • German: überfüttern — too feed too much to
  • Hungarian: túltáplál — too feed too much to
  • Italian: sovralimentare — too feed too much to
  • Korean: 과식하다 (gwasikhada) — too feed too much to
  • Spanish: sobrealimentar — too feed too much to
  • Swedish: övergöda — too feed too much to
  • Tagalog: bultakin — too feed too much to
  • Walloon: fornouri — too feed too much to