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gluttonize

glut·ton·ize
G g

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [gluht-n-ahyz]
    • /ˈglʌt nˌaɪz/
    • /ɡlˈʌtənˌaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [gluht-n-ahyz]
    • /ˈglʌt nˌaɪz/

Definitions of gluttonize word

  • verb without object gluttonize to eat like a glutton. 1
  • verb with object gluttonize to feast gluttonously on. 1
  • noun gluttonize (intransitive) To eat an excessive amount, or voraciously. 1
  • verb gluttonize to eat excessively 0

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Origin of gluttonize

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; glutton1 + -ize

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Gluttonize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

gluttonize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

gluttonize usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for gluttonize

verb gluttonize

  • devour — If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
  • binge — If you go on a binge, you do too much of something, such as drinking alcohol, eating, or spending money.
  • gobble — to swallow or eat hastily or hungrily in large pieces; gulp.
  • gulp — to gasp or choke, as when taking large drafts of a liquid.
  • stuff — the material of which anything is made: a hard, crystalline stuff.

Antonyms for gluttonize

verb gluttonize

  • abstain — If you abstain from something, usually something you want to do, you deliberately do not do it.
  • nibble — to bite off small bits.
  • diet — the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
  • fast — moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.

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