Gormandize

Pronunciation: /ˈɡɔːrməndaɪz/

Definitions of gormandize

verb to eat greedily or voraciously

Example Sentences

A1 I gormandize on chips and candy whenever I watch a movie.

A2 She gormandized on the buffet at the party, trying a little bit of everything.

B1 After the hike, we gormandized on a big meal to refuel our energy.

B2 The food critic gormandized on the gourmet dishes at the new restaurant.

C1 Despite his slim appearance, he could gormandize large quantities of food in one sitting.

C2 The chef gormandized on the exotic ingredients he had sourced from around the world.

Examples of gormandize in a Sentence

formal The wealthy aristocrats would often gormandize at extravagant banquets.

informal My brother tends to gormandize whenever there's a buffet.

slang I can't believe how much you can gormandize in one sitting!

figurative She gormandizes on gossip, always eager for the latest news.

Grammatical Forms of gormandize

• past tense: gormandized
• plural: gormandizes
• comparative: more gormandizing
• superlative: most gormandizing
• present tense: gormandizes
• future tense: will gormandize
• perfect tense: has gormandized
• continuous tense: is gormandizing
• singular: gormandize
• positive degree: gormandizing
• infinitive: to gormandize
• gerund: gormandizing
• participle: gormandized

Origin and Evolution of gormandize

First Known Use: 1650 year

Language of Origin: Old French

Story behind the word: The word 'gormandize' originated from the Old French word 'gourmander', which means to eat greedily or excessively.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'gormandize' has retained its meaning of excessive eating, but it is now commonly used in a more figurative sense to describe someone who indulges in anything excessively, not just food.