gormandize

C2 Topic:Actions & Processes

US /ˈɡɔɹmənˌdaɪz/ UK /ˈɡɔːmənˌdaɪz/ See IPA manual

Freq #1078823

Meanings

1

verb
dated: to eat greedily or in excessive quantities

The guests gormandized on pies and roast meat until midnight.

Verb forms

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Synonyms

1 verb · dated: to eat greedily or... gorgeovereatbingedevour

Opposites

fast abstain

Word family

Forms gormandizergormandizing

Derived forms gormandizer

Related forms gormandisegourmandizegourmand glutton

Etymology

A variant of gourmandize, formed from gourmand and the verb-forming suffix -ize, with the spelling influenced by older gormand. It originally meant to behave like a gourmand and developed a strongly disapproving sense of eating greedily.

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