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Synonyms
di·et1 (dī́ĭt)

[Middle English diete, from Old French, from Latin diaeta, way of living, diet, from Greek diaita, back-formation from diaitāsthai, to live one's life middle voice of diaitān, to treat.]

noun 

  1. The usual food and drink of a person or animal.
  2. A regulated selection of foods, as for medical reasons or cosmetic weight loss.
  3. Something used, enjoyed, or provided regularly: subsisted on a diet of detective novels during his vacation.

adjective 

  1. Of or relating to a food regimen designed to promote weight loss in a person or an animal: the diet industry.
    1. Having fewer calories.
    2. Sweetened with a noncaloric sugar substitute.
  3. Designed to reduce or suppress the appetite: diet pills; diet drugs.

verb: -et·ed, -et·ing, -ets. 

intransitive verb 

To eat and drink according to a regulated system, especially so as to lose weight or control a medical condition.

transitive verb 

To regulate or prescribe food and drink for.

derivatives

díet·er
noun
di·et2 (dī́ĭt)

[Middle English diete, day's journey, day for meeting, assembly, from Medieval Latin diēta, alteration (influenced by Latin diēs, day), of Latin diaeta, daily routine; see diet1.]

noun 

  1. A national or local legislative assembly in certain countries, such as Japan.
  2. A formal general assembly of the princes or estates of the Holy Roman Empire.