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verb
To be economical in the use of a resource, particularly food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dated, intransitive, transitive
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Alternative form of Hooverize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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History
From Hoover + -ize, named after Herbert Hoover, who, as head of the Food and Drug Administration during World War I, encouraged Americans to ration food. Apparently coined in the poem reproduced below.
