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- [gluht-n-ahyz]
- /ˈglʌt nˌaɪz/
- /ɡlˈʌtənˌaɪz/
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- [gluht-n-ahyz]
- /ˈglʌt nˌaɪz/
Definitions of gluttonize word
- verb without object gluttonize to eat like a glutton. 1
- verb with object gluttonize to feast gluttonously on. 1
- noun gluttonize (intransitive) To eat an excessive amount, or voraciously. 1
- verb gluttonize to eat excessively 0
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Origin of gluttonize
First appearance:
before 1650 One of the 45% oldest English words
First recorded in 1650-60; glutton1 + -ize
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Parts of speech for Gluttonize
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
gluttonize popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 72% 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.
gluttonize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for gluttonize
verb gluttonize
- 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 gluttonize
verb gluttonize
- 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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