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overfeed

/ˌoʊvɚfˈid/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.65 in modern English

Syllables
over-feed
IPA
/ˌoʊvɚfˈid/
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To feed a person or animal too much.

Transitive verb

verb

To eat more than is necessary.

Intransitive verb

verb

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

Etymology

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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

overfeeds (present, singular) overfeeding (participle, present) overfed (participle, past) overfed (past)

Derived Forms

overfeeder

Rhymes With

need speed agreed indeed feed we'd seed succeed guaranteed weed she'd proceed

Questions

How do you pronounce overfeed?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌoʊvɚfˈid/.
What does overfeed mean?
To feed a person or animal too much.
Where does overfeed come 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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