Definition of Gluttonise

1. Verb. Eat a lot and without restraint.

Exact synonyms: Fress, Gluttonize
Generic synonyms: Eat
Derivative terms: Glutton

Definition of Gluttonise

1. Verb. (alternative form of gluttonize) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gluttonise

glutinoid
glutinosity
glutinous
glutinous rice
glutinously
glutinousness
glutony
gluts
glutted
glutting
glutton
glutton for punishment
gluttoned
gluttonies
gluttoning
gluttonise (current term)
gluttonish
gluttonising
gluttonism
gluttonize
gluttonized
gluttonizes
gluttonizing
gluttonous
gluttonously
gluttonousness
gluttons
gluttony
glutæal
glutæi

Literary usage of Gluttonise

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Also spelled gluttonise. [Rare.] For what reason can you allege why you should glut- ionise and devour as much as would honestly suffice so many of your ..."

2. A Kaffir-English Dictionary by Albert Kropf (1899)
"... To fill, cram, stuff (wool into a bag) ; fig. to eat greedily, beyond satiety ; to gluttonise ; Refl. uei- nx'ale ... To cause a person to gluttonise. ..."

3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"To gluttonise, (glut'-tun-ize) ». n. To play the glutton ; to be luxurious. GLUTTONOUS, (glut'-tnn-us) a. Given to excessive feeding. ..."

4. Religion and Drink by Edmund Atwill Wasson (1914)
"are apt to gluttonise at Christmas; and then, in truth, wine was a mocker and "strong drink" a brawler; just as at Thanksgiving and Christmas turkey proves ..."

5. The People's Bible: Discourses Upon Holy Scripture by Joseph Parker (1895)
"We can so stamp out all noble aspiration, all fine sentiment, all desire after spirituality, we can so gluttonise ourselves, and so soak ourselves in the ..."

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