"abite" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /əˈbaɪt/ Forms: abites [present, singular, third-person], abiting [participle, present], abit [past], abitten [participle, past]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|abiten}} Middle English abiten, {{inh|en|ang|ābītan||to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume}} Old English ābītan (“to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*uz-||out}} Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”), {{prefix|en|a|bite}} a- + bite Head templates: {{en-verb|abites|abiting|abit|abitten}} abite (third-person singular simple present abites, present participle abiting, simple past abit, past participle abitten)
  1. (transitive, obsolete) To bite; eat; devour. Tags: obsolete, transitive
    Sense id: en-abite-en-verb-KhHy1y39 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with a-

Inflected forms

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