diet (v.) Old form(s): dyet
feed to a satisfactory level, condition by feeding
Cor V.i.58[Menenius to Sicinius, of Coriolanus] I'll watch him / Till he be dieted to my request [i.e. until he will listen favourably]
Oth II.i.285[Iago alone, of his love for Desdemona] Not out of absolute lust ... / But partly led to diet my revenge
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