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GORMANDISE

Dictionary entry overview: What does gormandise mean?

• GORMANDISE (verb)
The verb GORMANDISE has 1 sense:

1. overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

Familiarity information: GORMANDISE used as a verb is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• GORMANDISE (verb)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

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

Context examples:

She stuffed herself at the dinner / The kids binged on icecream

Hypernyms (to "gormandise" is one way to...):

eat (eat a meal; take a meal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

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