overfeed

English

Etymology

From over- +‎ feed.

Pronunciation

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Verb

overfeed (third-person singular simple present overfeeds, present participle overfeeding, simple past and past participle overfed)

1. (transitive) To feed a person or animal too much.
2. (intransitive) To eat more than is necessary.
3. To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.

Derived terms

• overfeeder

Translations

too feed too much to

Catalan: sobrealimentar (ca) French: suralimenter (fr) Galician: sobrealimentar (gl) German: überernähren; (baby, animal, etc.) überfüttern (de) Hungarian: túltáplál (hu) Italian: sovralimentare (it) Korean: 과식하다 (gwasikhada) Spanish: sobrealimentar (es) Swedish: övergöda Tagalog: bultakin Walloon: fornouri (wa)