dine upon

Variant of dine

dine definition

dine (dīn)

intransitive verb dined, dining din′·ing

to eat dinner

Etymology: ME dinen < OFr disner < VL *disjejunare < L dis-, away + LL jejunare, to fast < L jejunus, hungry

transitive verb

to provide a dinner for, or entertain at dinner

noun

Obsolete dinner
dine Idioms

dine on

to eat a meal featuring or consisting of to dine on lobster and shrimp

dine out

to eat dinner away from home

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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