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gormandize

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gor·mand·ize  (gôrmn-dz)
v. gor·mand·ized, gor·mand·iz·ing, gor·mand·iz·es
v.intr.
To eat gluttonously; gorge.
v.tr.
To devour (food) gluttonously.

[From gourmandise, gluttony (obsolete).]

gormand·izer n.

gormandize, gormandise
vb [ˈgɔːmənˌdaɪz]
to eat (food) greedily and voraciously
n [ˈgɔːmənˌdiːz]
a less common variant of gourmandise
gormandizer , gormandiser n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.gormandize - overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on ice cream"
eat - eat a meal; take a meal; "We did not eat until 10 P.M. because there were so many phone calls"; "I didn't eat yet, so I gladly accept your invitation"
Translations
gormandize [ˈgɔːməndaɪz] VI (frm) → glotonear


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Charley swallows a great gulp of tea in token of submission and so disperses the Druidical ruins that Miss Smallweed charges her not to gormandize, which "in you girls," she observes, is disgusting.
 
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