forbite

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verb

To bite up, bite to pieces.

OriginMiddle English forbiten ← Old English forbītan →
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Meanings

verbforbite (third-person singular simple present forbites, present participle forbiting, simple past forbit, past participle forbitten)

present singular third person forbites · participle present forbiting · past forbit · participle past forbitten

  1. To bite up, bite to pieces.

Origin

  1. Old Englishforbītan
  2. Middle Englishforbiten“to bite up”
  3. Englishforbite

From Middle English forbiten (“to bite up”), from Old English forbītan, equivalent to for- + bite. Cognate with West Frisian forbite (“to forbite”), Dutch verbijten (“to forbite”), Low German verbīten (“to forbite”), German verbeissen (“to forbite”). More at for-, bite.

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APA

forbite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbite

MLA

“forbite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forbite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forbite.

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