Antonyms for overfeed


Grammar : Verb
Spell : oh-ver-feed
Phonetic Transcription : ˌoʊ vərˈfid


Definition of overfeed

Origin :
  • also over-feed, c.1600, from over- + feed (v.). Related: overfed; overfeeding.
  • As in surfeit : verb overfill
  • As in fatten : verb grow or make bigger; nourish
  • As in glut : verb choke; oversupply
Example sentences :
  • We have to be careful not to overfeed the guests, and yet we must be sure that they have enough to eat.
  • Extract from : « Pond and Stream » by Arthur Ransome
  • Why should I overdrink and overfeed myself and give my strength to follies?
  • Extract from : « His Grace of Osmonde » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • Blair shouted, "Lennard's a born hospital nurse, but he'll overfeed your patient."
  • Extract from : « A Dream of the North Sea » by James Runciman
  • The London public, he said, overfeed themselves with music; they cannot healthily digest the lengthy menu provided for them.
  • Extract from : « Wagner as I Knew Him » by Ferdinand Christian Wilhelm Praeger
  • Manure well; but remember that it is possible to overfeed the soil of a garden, so as to render it unproductive.
  • Extract from : « Soil Culture » by J. H. Walden
  • We starve the healthful emotions of children in order that we may overfeed their intellects.
  • Extract from : « Christmas-Tide » by Elizabeth Harrison
  • But to overfeed a passage hawk before putting her up to wait on, is to court the loss of her.
  • Extract from : « The Art and Practice of Hawking » by Edward B. Michell
  • It is a much more serious risk to overfeed the baby than to underfeed him.
  • Extract from : « The Eugenic Marriage, Vol 2 (of 4) » by W. Grant Hague
  • Do not overfeed the gray; Give a plenty to the bay; And be careful with your lantern when you go among the hay.
  • Extract from : « Farm Ballads » by Will Carleton
  • Some of the Guardians privately hinted to the master that it was unnecessary to overfeed the infant.
  • Extract from : « Ginx's Baby » by Edward Jenkins

Synonyms for overfeed

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