/ English Dictionary |
GOURMANDIZE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself
Example:
The kids binged on ice cream
Synonyms:
binge; englut; engorge; glut; gorge; gormandise; gormandize; gourmandize; ingurgitate; overeat; overgorge; overindulge; pig out; satiate; scarf out; stuff
Classified under:
Hypernyms (to "gourmandize" is one way to...):
eat (eat a meal; take a meal)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Derivation:
gourmand; gourmandizer (a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess)