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to gourmandize

to gourmandize

9.9
To eat too much in a greedy way
  • verb
  • /ˌɡʊərmənˈdaɪz/
translation icon : comer en exceso
  • They gourmandized on desserts until they could barely move.

Examples

  • He would often gourmandize at holiday feasts, sampling every dish several times.

  • After a week of strict dieting, she couldn't resist gourmandizing at the buffet.

  • He loves to gourmandize at fancy restaurants.

  • They often gourmandize during the holidays.

  • After a week of strict dieting, she couldn't resist gourmandizing at the buffet.

  • He would often gourmandize at holiday feasts, sampling every dish several times.

  • They gourmandized on desserts until they could barely move.

Synonyms

to stuff
vsto gourmandize
  • Informal
109 5.8

To eat a lot quickly until you feel too full

highlights greedy pleasure rather than merely reaching fullness
to overeat
vsto gourmandize
14 3.1

To eat more food than your body needs at one time

emphasizes greedy pleasure or indulgence rather than just excess amount
to gorge
vsto gourmandize
12 5.9

To eat a very large amount of food greedily

focuses more on the sense of indulgent pleasure while eating
to binge
vsto gourmandize
12 4.5

To do something like eating, drinking, or watching a lot in a short time

is about habitual greedy eating rather than a short intense episode
to pig out
vsto gourmandize
  • Informal
7 7.5

Eat a very large amount of food without control

sounds more formal and stresses greed and enjoyment rather than informality
to eat like a pig
vsto gourmandize
  • Offensive
5 7.8

To eat in a very messy and greedy way

focuses more on greedy pleasure than on mess or manners
to overindulge
vsto gourmandize
3 6.2

Let yourself and others have too much food or drink

focuses more on personal greedy enjoyment rather than permission or allowance
to stuff one's face
vsto gourmandize
  • Informal
3 8.2

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is more formal and stresses the idea of indulging greatly
to eat like a horse
vsto gourmandize
  • Informal
3 4.9

To eat a very large amount of food

stresses greed and relish in eating rather than habitual quantity alone
to make a pig of oneself
vsto gourmandize
  • Informal
1 7.6

To eat or drink too much

is similar but can be used in both playful and serious senses
to engorge
vsto gourmandize
1 7.7

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

leans more toward the idea of eating for pleasure rather than just filling
to ingurgitate
vsto gourmandize
  • Formal
1 9.9

To eat a lot of food very quickly

places more stress on appetite and greedy enjoyment than mere excess
to glut
vsto gourmandize
1 7.9

To eat too much food at one time

is similar but often used in broader contexts of surplus
to fress
vsto gourmandize
  • Slang
1 9.9

To eat a lot of food quickly without control

adds a stronger tone of refined greedy enjoyment to that action
to overgorge
vsto gourmandize
8.6

To eat too much food at once

is similar but highlights greedy delight in the excess
to gluttonize
vsto gourmandize
  • US
9.9

To eat too much food quickly and greedily

adds the sense of strong greedy enjoyment to that excess
to gormandize
vsto gourmandize
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat a lot of food in a greedy way until you feel too full

is the same idea but emphasizes refined or literary tone
to englut
vsto gourmandize
  • Archaic
9.9

To eat too much food in a greedy way

is nearly identical but often sounds more formal or rare
to shovel in
vsto gourmandize
  • Informal
7.7

To eat a lot of food very fast without stopping

is broader, adding a sense of relish and prolonged indulgence
to scarf out
vsto gourmandize
  • Informal
8.4

To eat a lot of food very quickly

is the standard, slightly more formal expression of greedy overindulgence
to fill one's face
vsto gourmandize
  • UK
8.5

To eat a lot of food quickly

tends to sound less colloquial and more focused on indulgence
to pigging
vsto gourmandize
  • Informal
7.7

Eating a lot and not leaving enough for others

is similar but framed more as deliberate human overindulgence
to eat out of house and home
vsto gourmandize
  • Informal
7.5

To eat so much at someone's home that they have almost no food left

is about personal greedy enjoyment rather than impacting someone else's supplies

Antonyms

491 1.9

A special way of eating to improve health or lose weight

47 3.5

Keeping actions or feelings within reasonable limits

How Excessive

to gourmandize
9.9
to gorge
12 5.9
to devour
13 2.9
to eat
1.0
to nibble
56 2.0

Surface Forms

gourmandize infinitive
gourmandized past participle
gourmandizing present participle
gourmandizes third person singular

Morphology

gourmandize = gourmand (transparent) = gourmand + ize

The verb is transparently formed by adding the productive verbalizing suffix '-ize' to 'gourmand', yielding 'to act like a gourmand' (to eat greedily).

Etymology

The word gourmandize comes from the French gourmand, which means 'greedy for food', and the ending -ize means 'to make or do', so gourmandize is a lively way to say 'eat too much' or overindulge in food.