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Definition of "overfeed" []

  • To feed or eat too often or too much. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "overfeed" in a sentence
  • "Indulgent grandparents 'overfeed' kids and make them fat, scientists warn"
  • "Killing with kindness: Indulgent grandparents 'overfeed' kids and make them fat, scientists warn"
  • "The main culprit: owners who routinely overfeed pets, don't exercise them enough and are unaware of the severe, and costly, health problems caused by excess weight."