English Explanatory Dictionary

abite

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To bite; eat; devour.

Pronunciation

/əˈbaɪt/

Word forms

abite abites abiting abit abitten

Etymology

From Middle English abiten, from Old English ābītan (“to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bītaną (“to bite”), equivalent to a- + bite.

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