Dine and Mess

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Dine verb - To take a meal.

Usage example: they dined elegantly at the city's finest restaurant before taking in an opera downtown

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Mess and dine are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mess" instead a verb "Dine".

Nearby Words: diner, dining

Mess verb - To interest oneself in what is not one's concern.

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Dine and mess are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Dine" instead a verb "Mess".

Nearby Words: messy, messed, messing

Since An Officer and a Gentleman was in full effect, a captured enemy officer who had given his word not to attempt to flee had a right to dine with his captors in the officers' mess.

Source: No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine
Similar to the Star Trek novelization, The Ghost Brigades presents the Generals' Mess as an example of this, a small dining area with a spectacular view which is strictly speaking open to all Colonial Defense Forces personnel, but out of tradition, only Generals may actually dine there.

Source: This Is My Chair

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