overate
Definition
Verb (past tense of overeat): To have consumed more food than is necessary or healthy; to have eaten to excess.
Usage Examples
- (She consumed too much food during the meal.)
- (He ate excessively, causing discomfort or guilt.)
Advanced Usage
- "to have overate": Used in perfect tenses to indicate a completed action of excessive eating.
- If you have overate, try to drink some water and rest. (If you already ate too much, take these steps.)
Variants and Related Words
- Overeat (verb, base form): to eat more than is needed or healthy.
- Many people overeat when they are stressed. (They consume excessive food due to emotional triggers.)
- Overeating (noun or gerund): the act of eating too much.
- Overeating can lead to digestive problems and weight gain. (The habit of excessive eating has negative health effects.)
- Overeaten (past participle): having eaten too much.
- He has overeaten at nearly every holiday dinner. (He has repeatedly consumed excess food on those occasions.)
Synonyms
- Gorged: to have eaten greedily or to the point of fullness.
- She gorged on chocolate until she felt sick. (She ate excessively and without restraint.)
- Binged: to have engaged in a short period of excessive eating.
- He binged on pizza and ice cream after the stressful exam. (He consumed large amounts in a brief time.)
Related Idioms
- "Eat like a horse": to eat a very large amount of food.
- After the hike, he ate like a horse and overate. (He consumed an enormous quantity, similar to overeating.)
- "Make a pig of oneself": to eat too much, especially in a greedy or messy way.
- She made a pig of herself at the party and overate. (She ate excessively, lacking self-control.)