abite

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/əˈbaɪt/

verb

To bite; eat; devour.

OriginMiddle English abiten ← Old English ābītan ← Proto-Germanic *uz- →
Scrabble 7
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Meanings

verbabite (third-person singular simple present abites, present participle abiting, simple past abit, past participle abitten)

present singular third person abites · participle present abiting · past abit · participle past abitten

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo bite; eat; devour.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*uz-“out”
  2. Old Englishābītan“to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume”
  3. Middle Englishabiten
  4. Englishabite

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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APA

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MLA

“abite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abite. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “abite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/abite.

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