Adolescence /ˌæd

overeat /ˌəʊ.vəˈriːt/ /ˌoʊ.vɚˈiːt/ verb [ I ] overate , overeaten
to eat more food than your body needs, especially so that you feel uncomfortably full
prevent /prɪˈvent/ verb [ T ]
to stop something from happening or someone from doing something
Label your suitcases to prevent confusion.
[ + -ing verb ] His disability prevents him (from) driv ing .
recommend /ˌrek.əˈmend/ verb [ T ]
to suggest that someone or something would be good or suitable for a particular job or purpose, or to suggest that a particular action should be done
I can recommend the chicken in mushroom sauce - it's delicious.
She has been recommended for promotion.
The headmistress agreed to recommend the teachers' proposals to the school governors.
[ + ( that ) ] The doctor recommended (that) I take more exercise.
[ + -ing verb ] I recommend writ ing your feelings down on paper.
The city has much/little to recommend it (= It has a lot of/few pleasant qualities) .
recover /rɪˈkʌv.ə r / /-ɚ/ verb [ I or T ]
to get back something lost, especially health, ability, possessions, etc
It took her a long while to recover (= become completely well again) from/after her heart operation.
He never really recovered from the shock of his wife dying (= He was never happy after his wife died) .
She went into a coma and died without recovering consciousness.
[ R ] She was astonished to see me, but she soon recovered her composure/her self (= soon gave the appearance of being calm) .
It took a long time for the economy to recover (= improve) after the slump.
Police only recover (= get back) a very small percentage of stolen goods.
The initial outlay of setting up a company is considerable and it takes a while to recover those costs (= get back what you have spent) .
reduce /rɪˈdjuːs/ /-ˈduːs/ verb [ I or T ]
to make something smaller in size, amount, degree, importance, etc
Do nuclear weapons really reduce the risk of war?
The plane reduced speed as it approached the airport.
My weight reduces when I stop eating sugar.
We bought a television that was reduced ( from £500 to £350) in the sales.
To make a thicker sauce, reduce the ingredients by boiling for 5 minutes.
I reduced the problem to a few simple questions.