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diet


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verb

Definition of DIET

transitive verb
1
: to cause to take food : feed
2
: to cause to eat and drink sparingly or according to prescribed rules
intransitive verb
: to eat sparingly or according to prescribed rules
— di·et·er noun
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Examples of DIET

  1. I've been dieting for two months.

First Known Use of DIET

14th century

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