Definition for Eat (-s, ate)

eat (-s, ate), v. [OE ate.] (webplay: die, food, men, words).

  1. Consume; ingest; take in food for bodily nourishment.
  2. Dissolve; corrode; wear away; break off.
  3. [Merism: “ate and drank”] partake; devour; absorb as knowledge.

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