overfeed I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\verb Etymology:over (I) + feed transitive verb : to feed to excess < overfeed a child > intransitive verb : to eat too much < wanders off … and overfeeds — Allan Anderson > II. \ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology:over (I) + -feed (from feed, v.) : being fed or feeding from above < an overfeed stoker > — opposed to underfeed