verb
- to provide with excessive nutrition or nourishment; to feed or supply with more nutrients than needed
Usage: transitive verb; formal or technical usage
Examples
- The soil was overnourished with fertilizer, causing the plants to grow too rapidly.
- Parents should avoid overnourishing their children with sugary snacks.
- The livestock was overnourished, leading to health complications.
- Overnourishing seedlings can weaken their root systems.
- The study examined the effects of overnourishing laboratory animals.