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gormandize

gor·mand·ize
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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [verb gawr-muh n-dahyz; noun gawr-muh n-deez]
    • /verb ˈgɔr mənˌdaɪz; noun ˌgɔr mənˈdiz/
    • /ˈɡɔː.mən.daɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

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

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Synonyms 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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