overdrink

Meaning

To drink to excess.

Synonyms

drink too much

overeat

drink heavily

Translations

sich überessen

sich überfressen

sich übertrinken

se goinfrer

boire plus que de raison

bere troppo

ahitarse

atiborrarse

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: *overdrinken

Inherited from Old English: oferdrincan

Cognate with German: übertrinken

Cognate with Swedish: överdrycka

Cognate with Old English: oferdrynċ

In summary

From Middle English *overdrinken (attested only as a noun overdrink (“excessive drinking”)), from Old English oferdrincan (“to overdrink”), equivalent to over- + drink. Compare German übertrinken (“to overdrink”), Swedish överdrycka (“to overdrink”), Old English oferdrynċ (“excessive drinking, drunkenness”).