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obese

obese \o--'be-s\ \o--'be--s*t-e-\ aj [L obesus, fr. pp. of obedere to eat 
   up, fr. ob- against + Xedere to eat - more at OB-, EAT : excessively fat : 
   CORPULENT  - obe.si.ty n