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To entertain or woo someone with a fine meal.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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To eat lavishly.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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provide with food and drink, usually lavishly
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: host
eat sumptuously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- we wined and dined in Paris
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Broader terms: feast, banquet, junket
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Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Hungarian:
etet-itat
— to entertain someone with a fine meal
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Hungarian:
jól tart
— to entertain someone with a fine meal
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Japanese:
供応する
(kyōō suru)
— to entertain someone with a fine meal
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Japanese:
もてなす
(motenasu)
— to entertain someone with a fine meal
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Spanish:
agasajar
— to entertain someone with a fine meal
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Hungarian:
eszik-iszik
— to eat lavishly
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Hungarian:
lakomázik
— to eat lavishly
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Japanese:
ご馳走になる
(go-chisō ni naru)
— to eat lavishly