overfeed
verb
over·feed
ˌō-vər-ˈfēd 
overfed
ˌō-vər-ˈfed
; overfeeding
; overfeeding
: to feed to excess
: to eat to excess
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Her methods, the court concluded, included injecting premature infants with air or insulin, overfeeding them, and harming them with medical tools.
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The Week Uk, theweek, 28 July 2024
Avoid overfeeding or feeding your baby too quickly.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Infants might also react to overfeeding or a gas-inducing food in their nursing parent’s diet.
—Kaitlin Bell, Parents, 6 Feb. 2024
During the trial, prosecutors alleged that Letby killed five boys and two girls and attempted to kill another five boys and five girls in the hospital’s neonatal unit by poisoning them with insulin, injecting air into their veins or overfeeding them with milk.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
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The Week Uk, theweek, 28 July 2024
Avoid overfeeding or feeding your baby too quickly.
—Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
Infants might also react to overfeeding or a gas-inducing food in their nursing parent’s diet.
—Kaitlin Bell, Parents, 6 Feb. 2024
During the trial, prosecutors alleged that Letby killed five boys and two girls and attempted to kill another five boys and five girls in the hospital’s neonatal unit by poisoning them with insulin, injecting air into their veins or overfeeding them with milk.
—Annabelle Timsit, Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2023
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overfeed
verb
over·feed
ˌō-vər-ˈfēd
overfed
-ˈfed
; overfeeding
; overfeeding
: to feed to excess
: to eat to excess
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