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Definition of Overindulge
1. Verb. Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself. "The kids binged on ice cream"
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Binge, Engorgement, Gorger, Gourmand, Gourmandizer, Overeating, Overindulgence
Definition of Overindulge
1. Verb. To indulge to excess. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Overindulge
1. [v -DULGED, -DULGING, -DULGES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overindulge
Literary usage of Overindulge
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Homoeopathic domestic medicine by Joseph Laurie (1883)
"... and care must be taken not to allow the patient to overindulge his returning
appetite, as any error in this respect may entail troublesome consequences. ..."
2. Yoga's Forgotten Foundation: Twenty Timeless Keys to Your Divine Destiny by Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami (2004)
"If you do overindulge, then compensate by fasting occasionally and performing
... If you find you overindulge in jelly beans, cashew nuts, licorice, ..."
3. Harper's New Monthly Magazine by Henry Mills Alden (1884)
"No, indeed ; you overindulge me. But the truth is, I have a great desire to see
foreign countries, if it is agreeable to you, dear." "Agreeable to me ! ..."
4. The Popular Science Monthly (1890)
"not overindulge, although the favorite sweets stand always on the library-table
within his reach. Take advantage of any unusual phenomena. ..."
5. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"... are apt to be above those prevalent among private music teachers, with their
proneness to overindulge the whims and tastes of their unmusical employers. ..."
6. The I. W. W.: A Study of American Syndicalism by Paul Frederick Brissenden (1919)
"The " Wobblies " had been even more inclined to overindulge in free-speech fights
than in strikes, and some thought this appetite might be kept in better ..."
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