gormandize
UK: ˈɡɔːməndaɪz | US: ˈɡɔːrməndaɪz
vi. to eat greedily or ravenously
vt. to devour food in a gluttonous manner
gormandize = gormand<glutton> + ize<verb suffix>
- gormand (from French gourmand, meaning "glutton" or "one who enjoys eating to excess")
- ize (verb-forming suffix, indicating "to make or become like")
Etymology Origin:
The word gormandize traces back to the French gourmand, which originally referred to a lover of fine food but later took on a negative connotation of excessive eating. The suffix -ize was added in English to form a verb meaning "to act like a glutton." The shift reflects societal attitudes toward overindulgence, transforming a neutral term into one with a critical tone.
After fasting for a day, he began to gormandize at the buffet.
The nobles would often gormandize at lavish feasts while the poor starved.
She warned him not to gormandize during the holidays to avoid indigestion.
The documentary exposed how some species gormandize before hibernation.
Critics accused the king of wasting resources to gormandize while his people suffered.