v.
1. intr. eat dinner.
2 tr. give dinner to.
Phrases and idioms:
dine out
1. dine away from home.
2 (foll. by on) be entertained to dinner etc. on account of (one's ability to relate an interesting event, story, etc.). dining-car a railway carriage equipped as a restaurant. dining-room a room in which meals are eaten.
Etymology: ME f. OF diner, disner, ult. f. DIS- + LL jejunare f. jejunus fasting