ate up

adjective

thoroughly weakened by disease, especially infection or cancer.

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Meanings

verb
  1. pastsimple past of eat up
adjectiveate up (comparative more ate up, superlative most ate up)

comparative more ate up · superlative most ate up

  1. Appalachiaslangthoroughly weakened by disease, especially infection or cancer.
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APA

ate up. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ate%20up

MLA

“ate up.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ate%20up. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ate up,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ate%20up.

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