overate
US/ˌoʊ.vɚˈeɪt/
overate is the simple past of overeat.
Meaning of overeat
Verb
overeat (third-person singular simple present overeats, present participle overeating, simple past overate, past participle overeaten)
- To eat too much.
- To eat too much of.
- Overeat meat and you will not be flipping the genetic switches to grow a new body; instead, you will be opting for an early death even as you tone and strengthen your muscles.2019, Alberto Villoldo, Grow a New Body, page 66
- Synonyms:
- overconsume
- To surfeit with eating.
- Mr. Nollekens, when he dined out of late years, always over-ate himself, particularly with the pastry and dessert.1828, JT Smith, Nollekens and His Times, Century Hutchinson, published 1986, page 255
Questions about overate
- What is overate the simple past of?
- Overate is the simple past of overeat.
- How do you pronounce overate?
- Overate is pronounced /ˌoʊ.vɚˈeɪt/ (US).
Words near overate in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: overate (page history and authors); overeat (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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