overfeed

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Don’t overfeed the shrub; an annual dressing with compost is sufficient and won’t produce green growth at the expense of flowers.

From Seattle Times • May 4, 2024

"We gave her a little bit of food, being careful not to overfeed her," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2024

Salmon farmers sometimes inadvertently overfeed their stock, and the uneaten feed promotes the growth of algal blooms that deoxygenate the water as they decompose.

From Scientific American • May 7, 2022

“Lilacs don’t like nitrogen and if you overfeed them, you’ll end up with big bushes and no blooms.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2022

The common mistake is to starve the emotions in order to overfeed the understanding.

From Parent and Child Volume III., Child Study and Training by Hall, Mosiah