Definitions

overfeed

[oh-ver-feed] / ˌoʊ vərˈfid /

VERB

fatten

Synonyms

STRONGEST

augment broaden build up swell

STRONG

bloat coarsen cram distend expand feed fill increase plump spread stuff thicken thrive wax

WEAK

gain weight put flesh on put on weight round out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease

STRONG

contract deflate deplete lose shrink

WEAK

thin undernourish

VERB

glut

Synonyms

STRONG

burden clog cloy congest cram deluge devour feast fill flood gorge hog inundate jade load overload overstock overwhelm pack pall raven sate satiate saturate stuff surfeit wolf

WEAK

make a pig of

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain aid deplete deprive dissatisfy fast help open relieve underwhelm

WEAK

diet moderate reduce repress suppress

VERB

surfeit

Synonyms

STRONG

cloy cram eat fill glut gorge jade overindulge pall sate satiate satisfy stuff

Antonyms

STRONG

abstain deprive diet dissatisfy fast

WEAK

deplete use up

Example Sentences

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Overfeed, ō-vėr-fēd′, v.t. and v.i. to feed to excess.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various