Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dieting"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Diet \Di"et\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dieted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dieting}.]
1. To cause to take food; to feed. [R.] --Shak.
2. To cause to eat and drink sparingly, or by prescribed
rules; to regulate medicinally the food of.
She diets him with fasting every day. --Spenser.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dieting
n : the act of restricting your food intake (or your intake of
particular foods) [syn: {diet}]
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