dine

noun

A barangay of Kasibu, Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines.

A surname.

Alternative form of Diné. [The Navajo people]

(obsolete) Dinnertime.

verb

(intransitive) To eat; to eat dinner or supper.

(transitive) To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.

(transitive, obsolete) To dine upon; to have to eat.

Roots

disieiunaredine- · Vulgar Latin · to break one's fast

Synonyms for dine

dinnern eatv noshn banquetn breakfastn

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