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—gourmandizer, n./goor"meuhn duyz'/, v.i., gourmandized, gourmandizing.to enjoy fine food and drink, esp. often and in lavish quantity.[1540-50; GOURMAND + -IZE]
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gourmandize — gour mand*ize v. Same as {gormandize}. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gourmandize — Gormandize Gor mand*ize, Gourmandize Gour mand*ize, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Gormandized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Gormandizing}.] [F. gourmandise gluttony. See {Gormand}.] To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gourmandize — intransitive verb see gourmand … New Collegiate Dictionary
gourmandize — or gourmandise ˌgʊəm(ə)n di:z, gɔ: (also gormandize) verb eat good food, especially to excess. noun appreciation or consumption of good food. Derivatives gourmandizer noun … English new terms dictionary
gourmandize — gour•man•dize [[t]ˈgʊər mənˌdaɪz[/t]] v. i. dized, diz•ing cvb to enjoy good food and drink, esp. in lavish quantity • Etymology: 1540–50 … From formal English to slang
gourmandize — verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself She stuffed herself at the dinner The kids binged on ice cream • Syn: ↑gorge, ↑ingurgitate, ↑overindulge, ↑glut, ↑englut, ↑stuff, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
englut — verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself She stuffed herself at the dinner The kids binged on ice cream • Syn: ↑gorge, ↑ingurgitate, ↑overindulge, ↑glut, ↑stuff, ↑engorge, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
gormandise — verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself She stuffed herself at the dinner The kids binged on ice cream • Syn: ↑gorge, ↑ingurgitate, ↑overindulge, ↑glut, ↑englut, ↑stuff, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
overgorge — verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself She stuffed herself at the dinner The kids binged on ice cream • Syn: ↑gorge, ↑ingurgitate, ↑overindulge, ↑glut, ↑englut, ↑stuff, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
pig out — verb overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself She stuffed herself at the dinner The kids binged on ice cream • Syn: ↑gorge, ↑ingurgitate, ↑overindulge, ↑glut, ↑englut, ↑stuff, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
