“dine” in Latin

prandere: prandium comedere or (with Suet. Oct., 78) cibum meridianum sumere (a sort of late breakfast or lunch at 12 o’clock. ☞ Of soldiers, prandere is the right word for to “dine;” Ruperti): cenare: coenitare (to take the principal meal of the day, towards evening): epulari (at a dinner to which company is invited): to dine early, de die cenare: de media, die cenare (with the Romans, for the purpose of lengthening the meal, for a good or bad motive). To dine with anybody, accubare apud aliquem (Cic., Att., 14, 12): cenare apud aliquem (Cic.), or cum aliquo (Hor., Suet., Juv.). I have but just dined, cenavi modo: to invite anybody to dine with one, invitare or vocare aliquem, with or without ad cenam: to tell, or send word to anybody, that you will dine with him, condicere alicui ad cenam; condicere alicui: to dine with anybody by express invitation, cenare cum aliquo vocatu ipsius. When I had dined; after I had dined, etc., cenatus: to engage to dine with anybody, promittere ad aliquem (Cic.); promittere ad cenam (Plin.): to have anybody to dine with one, cenae adhibere aliquem (Quint.): to dine out frequently; to be fond of dining out, cenas obire; ad cenas itare: to be dining out, foris cenare: to dine out, foris coenitare, ad cenas itare (of the habit; = to accept invitations to dinner): to dine on anything, cenare aliquid (Plaut., Hor.; olus, aves).