2. To cause to eat and drink sparingly, or by prescribed
rules; to regulate medicinally the food of.
[1913 Webster]
She diets him with fasting every day. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
DIET — logo Developer(s) INRIA, École Normale Supérieure de Lyon, SysFera, CNRS, Claude Bernard University Lyon 1 … Wikipedia
Diet — Diet, in relation to food, might mean: Diet (nutrition), the sum of the food consumed by an organism or group Dieting, the deliberate selection of food to control body weight or nutrient intake Diet food, foods that aid in dieting Cuisine, the… … Wikipedia
Diet — Di et, n. [F. di[ e]te, LL. dieta, diaeta, an assembly, a day s journey; the same word as diet course of living, but with the sense changed by L. dies day: cf. G. tag day, and {Reichstag}.] A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diet to go — Type Privately held company Industry Health, Nutrition Founded 1991 Headquarters Lorton, VA, United States Key people Hilton Davis, Founder/CEO … Wikipedia
Diet — Di et, n. [F. di[ e]te, L. diaeta, fr. Gr. ? manner of living.] 1. Course of living or nourishment; what is eaten and drunk habitually; food; victuals; fare. No inconvenient diet. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. A course of food selected with reference … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diet — Di et, v. i. 1. To eat; to take one s meals. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Let him . . . diet in such places, where there is good company of the nation, where he traveleth. Bacon. [1913 Webster] 2. To eat according to prescribed rules; to ear sparingly;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
diet — [n1] abstinence from food dietary, fast, nutritional therapy, regime, regimen, restriction, starvation, weight reduction plan; concept 660 Ant. indulgence diet [n2] daily intake of food aliment, bite, comestibles, commons, daily bread, edibles,… … New thesaurus
diet — Ⅰ. diet [1] ► NOUN 1) the kinds of food that a person, animal, or community habitually eats. 2) a restricted regime of eating, followed in order to lose weight or for medical reasons. 3) (before another noun ) (of food or drink) with reduced fat… … English terms dictionary
diet — diet1 [dī′ət] n. [ME diete < OFr < ML dieta, diet, daily food allowance (meaning infl. by DIET2) < L diaeta < Gr diaita, way of life, regimen < dia , through + root of aisa, fate < IE * aito , share < base * ai , to give,… … English World dictionary
diet — index session Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
