gormandize

[ verb gawr-muhn-dahyz; noun gawr-muhn-deez ]

/ verb ˈgɔr mənˌdaɪz; noun ˌgɔr mənˈdiz /

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verb (used with or without object), gor·mand·ized, gor·mand·iz·ing.

to eat greedily or ravenously.

noun

gourmandise¹.

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Also especially British, gor·mand·ise .

Origin of gormandize

1540–50; <French gourmandise (noun), equivalent to Middle French gourmandgourmand + -ise noun suffix later taken as v. suffix -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM gormandize

gor·mand·iz·er, noun

Words nearby gormandize

Gorlin syndrome, Görlitz, Gorlovka, gorm, gormand, gormandize, Gorman's syndrome, gormless, Gorno-Altai Autonomous Region, Gorno-Altai Republic, Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region

How to use gormandize in a sentence

Go to, thou gorged dullard, and tell thy master to gormandize without me.
Bentley's Miscellany, Volume II|Various
She satirizes human foibles and weaknesses, showing ghosts that gossip and gormandize, simper and swear as they did in life.
The Supernatural in Modern English Fiction|Dorothy Scarborough
Indeed, very frequently, when he did not get permission to gormandize, this naughty glutton helped himself without leave.
Young Folks Treasury, Volume 3 (of 12)|Various
Let your epicures gormandize their fowl, fish, and flesh, with draughts of intoxicating liquors.
The Life of Benjamin Franklin|Mason Locke Weems

Let the poor wretch gormandize between the rack and the gallows.
Told by the Death's Head|Mr Jkai

British Dictionary definitions for gormandize

gormandize

gormandise

verb (ˈɡɔːmənˌdaɪz)

to eat (food) greedily and voraciously

noun (ˈɡɔːmənˌdiːz)

a less common variant of gourmandise

Derived forms of gormandize

gormandizer or gormandiser, noun

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gormandize

Origin of gormandize

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British Dictionary definitions for gormandize

gormandise

Derived forms of gormandize