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feast verb. [fi:st] ME.
[Old French fester (mod. feter), formed as FEAST noun Cf. FeTE verb.]
verb intrans. & (arch.) trans. with it. Partake of a feast; feed sumptuously on, upon; fig. regale or gratify oneself on, upon. ME.
Lytton I have..feasted upon the passions. V. Cronin Feasting late at night on oysters, champagne and spiced dishes.
b. verb intrans. Enjoy oneself. rare (Shakes.). Only in E17.
verb trans. Provide a feast for; entertain sumptuously; pass (time etc.) away in feasting; fig. regale, gratify. ME.
Defoe Our men..feast themselves here with fresh provisions. E. L. Doctorow She..feasted her eyes on the little girl.
feaster noun (a) a provider of a feast; (b) a partaker of a feast; a person who lives luxuriously: LME.