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dieting
di·et 1 D0213600 (dī′ĭt)n.1. The usual food and drink of a person or animal.2. A regulated selection of foods, as for medical reasons or cosmetic weight loss.3. Something used, enjoyed, or provided regularly: subsisted on a diet of detective novels during his vacation.adj.1. Of or relating to a food regimen designed to promote weight loss in a person or an animal: the diet industry.2. a. Having fewer calories.b. Sweetened with a noncaloric sugar substitute.3. Designed to reduce or suppress the appetite: diet pills; diet drugs.v. di·et·ed, di·et·ing, di·ets v.intr. To eat and drink according to a regulated system, especially so as to lose weight or control a medical condition.v.tr. To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.
[Middle English diete, from Old French, from Latin diaeta, way of living, diet, from Greek diaita, back-formation from diaitāsthai, to live one's life, middle voice of diaitān, to treat.]
di′et·er n.
di·et 2 D0213600 (dī′ĭt)n.1. A national or local legislative assembly in certain countries, such as Japan.2. A formal general assembly of the princes or estates of the Holy Roman Empire.
[Middle English diete, day's journey, day for meeting, assembly, from Medieval Latin diēta, alteration (influenced by Latin diēs, day) of Latin diaeta, daily routine; see diet1.]Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  dieting - the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)dietfast, fasting - abstaining from food |
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dieting [di´et-ing] the following of a restricted diet.yo-yo dieting dieting that causes a cycle of weight loss and weight gain, often producing long-term negative health consequences.dieting
Related to dieting: Healthy eatingSynonyms for dietingnoun the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of particular foods)SynonymsRelated Words |