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overfeed.

To feed a person or animal too much.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb
  1. To feed a person or animal too much.

    transitive
  2. To eat more than is necessary.

    intransitive
  3. To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English feed English overfeed From over- + feed.

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