Gormandized

Gormandized
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]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • gormandized — gormandize (Amer.) gor·mand·ize || gÉ”rmÉ™ndaɪz / gɔːm v. eat greedily; stuff oneself with food; gulp down food (also gormandise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Gormandizing — 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 — 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

  • gormandize — gormandizer, n. v. /gawr meuhn duyz /; n. /gawr meuhn deez /, v., gormandized, gormandizing, n. v.i., v.t. 1. to eat greedily or ravenously. n. 2. gourmandise1. Also, esp. Brit., gormandise. [1540 50; < F gourmandise (n.), equiv. to MF …   Universalium

  • gormandize — [gôr′mən dīz΄] n. [< Fr gourmandise < OFr gourmand: see GOURMAND] rare var. of GOURMANDISE vi., vt. gormandized, gormandizing [< GORMANDIZE the n.] to eat or devour like a glutton gormandizer n …   English World dictionary

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