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Definition of Gluttonise
1. Verb. Eat a lot and without restraint.
Definition of Gluttonise
1. Verb. (alternative form of gluttonize) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gluttonise
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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