объеда́ть

verbimperfective (partner объе́сть)rare

1.
to gnaw around, to nibble off, to eat away at (the edges)
Козы́ объеда́ли кору́ с молодых дере́вьев.
The goats were gnawing the bark off the young trees.
transitive: что? — of animals eating leaves, bark, meat off a bone
2.
to eat out of house and home, to be a burden (as a freeloader), to sponge food off
Он всю родню объеда́ет.
He is eating all his relatives out of house and home.
transitive: кого? — colloquial, often humorous
3.
to eat away, to corrode, to erode
Кислота́ постепе́нно объеда́ет мета́лл.
The acid gradually eats away at the metal.
transitive: что? — of acid rust or damp

Examples

Дети объедают весь шоколад с торта.
The children eat all the chocolate off the cake.
Зайцы каждую зиму объедают наши яблони.
Every winter, the hares strip the bark from our apple trees.
Ты меня совсем объедаешь, купи еду сам.
You’re eating me out of house and home; buy your own food.
Козы объедают кору с молодых деревьев.
The goats strip the bark from young trees.

Imperative
ты	объеда́й
вы	объеда́йте

Active present	объеда́ющий	overeating, gorging, gluttonous
Active past	объеда́вший	having overeaten, having gorged oneself
Passive present	объедаемый	being eaten, being gnawed at, being devoured
Passive past	-
Gerund present	объеда́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	объедав объедавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
изъеда́ть	из-	to eat away
объеда́ть	об-	to gnaw around; to eat out of house and home; to eat away
отъеда́ть	от-	to eat off; to eat away
подъеда́ть	под-	to eat up; to eat extra; to eat away at (from below)