Definition for Eat (-s, ate)

eat (-s, ate), v. [OE ate.] (webplay: die, food, men, words). A To consume as food for bodily nourishment. !!poem!!328/359 he bit an Angle Worm in halves / And ate the fellow, raw

  1. To wear away.
  2. Consume as knowledge.

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