vegetare UK /ˌvɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛə/US /vɛ.d͡ʒɪˈtɛər/ verb1 •(rare) To adhere to a vegetarian diet; to eat vegetables and not meat.The dietary of the coming century shall be in harmony with its aspirations and the human race will vegetare. — 1898 formsvegetared · vegetaring · vegetares