interdine

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verb

To eat with one another; used especially of people of different castes.

“They interdine with Parwars.”

OriginEnglish dine ← Latin inter- ← Proto-Italic *n̥ter →
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Meanings

verbinterdine (third-person singular simple present interdines, present participle interdining, simple past and past participle interdined)

present singular third person interdines · participle present interdining · participle past interdined · past interdined

  1. intransitiveTo eat with one another; used especially of people of different castes.

    They interdine with Parwars.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁n̥tér
  3. Proto-Italic*n̥ter
  4. Latininter
  5. Latininter-
  6. Englishinter-
  7. Englishdine
  8. Englishinterdine

From inter- + dine.

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Cite this entry
APA

interdine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdine

MLA

“interdine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdine. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “interdine,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/interdine.

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