dine

¹dine

verb \ˈdīn\

dineddin·ing

Definition of DINE

intransitive verb

: to take dinner —often used with on <dine on pasta>

transitive verb

: to give a dinner to <wined her and dined her>

Examples of DINE

1. We'll be dining at six o'clock.
2. She likes to dine at expensive restaurants.
3. I will be dining alone tonight.
4. We hope you have an enjoyable dining experience.

Origin of DINE

Middle English, from Anglo-French disner, diner to eat, have a meal, from Vulgar Latin *disjejunare to break one's fast, from Latin dis- + Late Latin jejunare to fast, from Latin jejunus fasting

First Known Use: 13th century

Related to DINE

Synonyms: eat, fare, feed, partake, refresh, victual, break bread

Related Words: banquet, feast, repast; chow (down), dig in; glut, gorge, gormandize, overeat, overfeed, pig out; graze, nibble, nosh, pick, snack; board, mess, dine out; breakfast, lunch, sup; picnic

Near Antonyms: diet, fast

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Rhymes with DINE

bine, brine, chine, cline, dyne, fine, Jain, line, Main, mine, nine, pine, Quine, Rhine, rind, shine, shrine, sign, spine, spline, stein, swine, syne, thine, tine, trine, twine, vine, whine, wine