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to be given to appetite

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  • Appetite — Ap pe*tite, n. [OE. appetit, F. app[ e]tit, fr. L. appetitus, fr. appetere to strive after, long for; ad + petere to seek. See {Petition}, and cf. {Appetence}.] 1. The desire for some personal gratification, either of the body or of the mind.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • appetite — noun 1 desire for food ADJECTIVE ▪ big, enormous, gargantuan, good, healthy, hearty, huge, insatiable, large, ravenous …   Collocations dictionary

  • Appetite — The appetite is the desire to eat food, felt as hunger. Appetite exists in all higher lifeforms, and serves to regulate adequate energy intake to maintain metabolic needs. It is regulated by a close interplay between the digestive tract, adipose… …   Wikipedia

  • appetite — noun 1 (U) a desire for food: a healthy appetite | lose your appetite: She has completely lost her appetite since the operation. | have a huge/big/voracious appetite (=have the ability to eat a lot of food) | spoil/ruin your appetite (=eat before …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • appetite */*/ — UK [ˈæpətaɪt] / US [ˈæpəˌtaɪt] noun Word forms appetite : singular appetite plural appetites 1) [countable/uncountable] the natural feeling of wanting to eat a child with a healthy appetite The symptoms include fever and loss of appetite. All… …   English dictionary

  • appetite — ap|pe|tite [ˈæpıtaıt] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: apetit, from Latin, past participle of appetere to try to get , from ad to + petere to look for ] 1.) [C usually singular, U] a desire for food ▪ All that walking has given me an… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • appetite — ap|pe|tite [ æpə,taıt ] noun ** 1. ) count or uncount the natural feeling of wanting to eat: a chubby baby with a good, healthy appetite The symptoms include fever and loss of appetite. All that fresh air and exercise has given me an appetite.… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • appetite — noun /ˈæp.ə.taɪt/ a) Desire for, or relish of, food or drink; hunger. If God had given to eagles an appetite to swim. . b) Any strong desire; an eagerness or longing. To gratify the vulgar appetite for the marvelous. . Syn: craving, longing,… …   Wiktionary

  • Adler's Appetite — Also known as Suki Jones Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres Heavy metal[1] Years active …   Wikipedia

  • repeat — [14] The peat of repeat comes ultimately from Latin petere ‘go to, seek’, which has also given English appetite, compete, impetuous, perpetual [14], petition [14], and petulant [16]. Addition of the prefix re ‘back, again’ produced repetere ‘go… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • repeat — [14] The peat of repeat comes ultimately from Latin petere ‘go to, seek’, which has also given English appetite, compete, impetuous, perpetual [14], petition [14], and petulant [16]. Addition of the prefix re ‘back, again’ produced repetere ‘go… …   Word origins

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