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di·et ¹  (dt)

n.

1. The usual food and drink of a person or animal.

2. A regulated selection of foods, as for medical reasons or cosmetic weight loss.

3. Something used, enjoyed, or provided regularly: subsisted on a diet of detective novels during his vacation.

adj.

1. Of or relating to a food regimen designed to promote weight loss in a person or an animal: the diet industry.

2.

a. Having fewer calories.

b. Sweetened with a noncaloric sugar substitute.

3. Designed to reduce or suppress the appetite: diet pills; diet drugs.

v. di·et·ed, di·et·ing, di·ets

v.intr.

To eat and drink according to a regulated system, especially so as to lose weight or control a medical condition.

v.tr.

To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.

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[Middle English diete, from Old French, from Latin diaeta, way of living, diet, from Greek diaita, back-formation from diaitsthai, to live one's life, middle voice of diaitn, to treat.]

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diet·er n.

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diet ¹

Noun

1. the food that a person or animal regularly eats

2. a specific allowance or selection of food, to control weight or for health reasons: a high-fibre diet

Verb

to follow a special diet so as to lose weight

Adjective

suitable for eating with a weight-reduction diet: diet soft drinks [Greek diaita mode of living]

dietary adj
dieter n

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diet ²

Noun

a legislative assembly in some countries [Medieval Latin dieta public meeting]

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Diet a formal public assembly, e.g., Diet of Worms, 1521. See also assembly.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	diet - a prescribed selection of foods       fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed allergy diet - a diet designed to avoid the foods that you are allergic to balanced diet - a diet that contains adequate amounts of all the necessary nutrients required for healthy growth and activity bland diet, ulcer diet - a diet of foods that are not irritating; "he ate a bland diet because of his colitis" diabetic diet - a diet designed to help control the symptoms of diabetes dietary supplement - something added to complete a diet or to make up for a dietary deficiency carbo loading, carbohydrate loading - a diet of foods high in starch that increases carbohydrate reserves in muscles; "carbo loading is used by endurance athletes just before competing" gluten-free diet - diet prescribed to treat celiac disease; eliminates such foods as wheat and rye and oats and beans and cabbage and turnips and cucumbers that are rich in gluten high-protein diet - a diet high in plant and animal proteins; used to treat malnutrition or to increase muscle mass high-vitamin diet, vitamin-deficiency diet - a diet designed to patients with vitamin deficiencies light diet - diet prescribed for bedridden or convalescent people; does not include fried or highly seasoned foods liquid diet - a diet of foods that can be served in liquid or strained form (plus custards or puddings); prescribed after certain kinds of surgery low-fat diet - a diet containing limited amounts of fat and stressing foods high in carbohydrates; used in treatment of some gallbladder conditions low-salt diet, low-sodium diet, salt-free diet - a diet that limits the intake of salt (sodium chloride); often used in treating hypertension or edema or certain other disorders obesity diet, reducing diet - a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) soft diet, spoon food, pap - a diet that does not require chewing; advised for those with intestinal disorders vegetarianism - a diet excluding all meat and fish
	2.	diet - a legislative assembly in certain countries (e.g., Japan) law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly - persons who make or amend or repeal laws Nihon, Nippon, Japan - a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building
	3.	diet - the usual food and drink consumed by an organism (person or animal) animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement fare - the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed
	4.	diet - the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods) dieting fast, fasting - abstaining from food
Verb	1.	diet - follow a regimen or a diet, as for health reasons; "He has high blood pressure and must stick to a low-salt diet" fast - abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
	2.	diet - eat sparingly, for health reasons or to lose weight fast - abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"

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diet ¹

noun 1. food, provisions, fare, rations, subsistence, kai N.Z. (informal) nourishment, sustenance, victuals, commons, edibles, comestibles, nutriment, viands, aliment

noun 2. fast, regime, abstinence, regimen, dietary regime

verb 3. slim, fast, lose weight, abstain, eat sparingly << OPPOSITE overindulge

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diet ²

noun (often cap.) council, meeting, parliament, sitting, congress, chamber, convention, legislature, legislative assembly

Translations

diet [ˈdaɪət] n → dieta;

(restricted food) → régimen m

vi (also: be on a diet) → estar a dieta, hacer régimen;

to live on a diet of → alimentarse de

diet [ˈdaɪət] n → alimentation f (= restricted food); régime m

vi (also: be on a diet) → suivre un régime;

to live on a diet of → se nourrir de

diet [ˈdaɪət] n → Ernährung f;

(Med) → Diät f;

(when slimming) → Schlankheitskur f

vi (also: be on a diet) → eine Schlankheitskur machen;

to live on a diet of → sich ernähren von, leben von

diet [ˈdaɪət] n → alimentazione f (= restricted food); dieta

vi (also: be on a diet) → stare a dieta;

to live on a diet of → nutrirsi di

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diet

n diet [ˈdaiət]

food, especially a course of recommended foods, for losing weight or as treatment for an illness etc a diet of fish and vegetables; a salt-free diet; She went on a diet to lose weight.dieet, leefreëlحِمْيَه، نِظام خاص للتَّغْذِيَهдиетаdietadiæt; kur; slankekurdie Diätδίαιταdieta, régimendieetغذای روزمره؛ رژیم غذاییdieetti, ruokavaliorégimeדִיאֶטָהखूराकdijeta, način prehranediéta, kímélő étrendsusunan makananmataræði; megrunarkúrdietaダイエット食음식, 식품, 규정식dietadiētamakanan lazimdieetdiett, kost(plan)dietadietaregimдиетаdiétadietadijetadietอาหารเพื่อลดน้ำหนักrejim食物(尤指醫生推薦的減肥食物)дієтаخاص یا محدود غذاchế độ ăn kiêng食物（尤指医生推荐的减肥食物）

v

to eat certain kinds of food to lose weight She has to diet to stay slim.dieetيَتَّبِع نِظاما غِذائِيّاпазя диетаdržet dietuvære på slankekurDiät haltenhacer dieta/régimendieedil olemaرژیم گرفتنolla dieetilläsuivre un régimeלִשמוֹר עַל דִיאֶטָהनियंन्त्रित आहार लेना, देनाmodificirana prehrana u svrhu mišljenjadiétázikdiitvera á sérstöku fæðiessere a dieta, seguire una dietaダイエットする규정식을 하다; 규정식을 먹게 하다laikytis dietosievērot diētuhadkan makanandieet houdenvære på slankekur/diettstosować dietęfazer dietaa ţine un regimсоблюдать диетуdržať diétudietno se hranitidržati dijetuhålla diet, bantaควบคุมอาหารเพื่อลดน้ำหนักrejim yapmak, rejimde olmak吃減肥食物сідати на дієтуوزن کم کرنے کے لۓ خاص غذا لیناăn kiêng吃减肥食物

n dietician, *dietitian [ˌdaiəˈtiʃən]

an expert on diets and dieting. dieetkundigeإخْتِصاصي في نِظام التَّغْذِيَهдиетологdietní sestradiætist; ernæringsekspertder Ernährungsberaterδιαιτολόγοςdietistadietoloogمتخصص تغذیهdiététicien(ne)תְזוּנָאי, תְזוּנָאִיתआहार विशेषज्ञdijetetičardietetikusahli diet/makanandietista, dietologo栄養士영양사dietologas, dietologijos specialistasdietologspakar pemakanandiëtistklinisk ernæringsfysiolog, dietetikerdietetyk, dietetyczkaдиетологodborník v dietetikestrokovnjak za dietedijetetičardietistนักโภชนาการdiyet uzmanı營養學家дієтологماہر غذائیاتchuyên gia về dinh dưỡng营养学家