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- [verb gawr-muh n-dahyz; noun gawr-muh n-deez]
- /verb ˈgɔr mənˌdaɪz; noun ˌgɔr mənˈdiz/
- /ˈɡɔː.mən.daɪz/
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- [verb gawr-muh n-dahyz; noun gawr-muh n-deez]
- /verb ˈgɔr mənˌdaɪz; noun ˌgɔr mənˈdiz/
Definitions of gormandize word
- abbreviation GORMANDIZE gourmandise1 . 1
- noun gormandize Alternative spelling of gourmandise. 1
- verb gormandize to eat (food) greedily and voraciously 0
- abbreviation GORMANDIZE gourmandise 0
- intransitive verb gormandize to eat or devour like a glutton 0
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Origin of gormandize
First appearance:
before 1540 One of the 30% oldest English words
1540-50; < French gourmandise (noun), equivalent to Middle French gourmand gourmand + -ise noun suffix later taken as v. suffix -ize
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Parts of speech for Gormandize
noun
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verb
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preposition
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determiner
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gormandize popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% 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.
gormandize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gormandize
verb gormandize
- 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 gormandize
verb gormandize
- 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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