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Definition of overeat verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

overeat

verb

NAmE//ˌoʊvərˈit//

[intransitive]Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they overeat

he / she / it overeats

past simple overate

past participle overeaten

-ing form overeating

to eat more than you need or more than is healthy

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overeating

noun [uncountable] She went through periods of compulsive overeating.See overeat in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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