verb ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   To feed a person or animal too much. transitive
2. 2
   feed excessively wordnet
3. 3
   To eat more than is necessary. intransitive
4. 4
   To feed material (e.g. fuel into a burner) from above.

Synonyms

All synonyms

surfeitsurfeitallaychokecloycongest

Example

More examples

"Ziri shouldn't overfeed his cat."

Etymology

From over- + feed.

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.