diet

noun

The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.

(countable) A controlled regimen of food and drink choices, as to gain or lose weight or otherwise influence health.

(by extension) Any habitual intake or consumption.

(usually capitalized as a proper noun) A council or assembly of leaders; a formal deliberative assembly.

(Scotland) A session of exams.

(Scots law) A criminal proceeding in court.

(Scotland) A clerical or ecclesiastical function in Scotland.

(microbiology) Abbreviation of direct interspecies electron transfer.

Alternative letter-case form of diet (“formal deliberative assembly”). [The food and beverage a person or animal consumes.]

verb

(intransitive) To modify one's food and beverage intake so as to decrease or increase body weight or influence health.

(transitive, dated) To regulate the food of (someone); to put on a diet.

(obsolete) To eat; to take one's meals.

(obsolete, transitive) To cause to take food; to feed.

adjective

(of a food or beverage) Containing less fat, salt, sugar, or calories than normal, or claimed to have such.

(informal, figurative) Having certain traits subtracted.

Roots

diaitadiet- · Greek · way of life

Synonyms for diet

dietaryadj regimenn nutrimentn vegetarianismn alimentn nourishmentn intaken

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