GORMANDIZE

gorge, ingurgitate, overindulge, glut, englut, stuff, engorge, overgorge, overeat, gormandize, gormandise, gourmandize, binge, pig out, satiate, scarf out

(verb) overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; “She stuffed herself at the dinner”; “The kids binged on ice cream”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

gormandize (third-person singular simple present gormandizes, present participle gormandizing, simple past and past participle gormandized)

Alternative spelling of gourmandise

Source: Wiktionary


Gor"mand*ize, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Gormandized; p. pr. & vb. n. Gormandizing.] Etym: [F. gourmandise gluttony. See Gormand.]

Definition: To eat greedily; to swallow voraciously; to feed ravenously or like a glutton. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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