Dictionary
di•et
Pronunciation: (dī'it), [key]
—n., v., -et•ed, -et•ing,
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n.
1. food and drink considered in terms of its qualities, composition, and its effects on health:
Milk is a wholesome article of diet.
2. a particular selection of food, esp. as designed or prescribed to improve a person's physical condition or to prevent or treat a disease:
a diet low in sugar.
3. such a selection or a limitation on the amount a person eats for reducing weight:
No pie for me, I'm on a diet.
4. the foods eaten, as by a particular person or group:
The native diet consists of fish and fruit.
5. food or feed habitually eaten or provided:
The rabbits were fed a diet of carrots and lettuce.
6. anything that is habitually provided or partaken of:
Television has given us a steady diet of game shows and soap operas.
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v.t.
1. to regulate the food of, esp. in order to improve the physical condition.
2. to feed.
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v.i.
1. to select or limit the food one eats to improve one's physical condition or to lose weight:
I've dieted all month and lost only one pound.
2. to eat or feed according to the requirements of a diet.
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adj.
suitable for consumption with a weight-reduction diet; dietetic:
diet soft drinks. di•et
Pronunciation: (dī'it), [key]—
n.
1. the legislative body of certain countries, as Japan.
2. the general assembly of the estates of the former Holy Roman Empire.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
