Gourmandize

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; to make a pig of oneself. --Shak.

Syn: gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gourmandize, binge, pig out, pok out, satiate, scarf out. [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]


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  • 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

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