eat
eat Lexical Profile
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• verb
To put food into the mouth, chew it, and swallow it for nourishment.
"The children usually eat fresh fruit and yogurt for breakfast before walking to school."
To have or partake of a meal at a particular time or place.
"We decided to eat at a small Italian restaurant near the theater."
To erode, corrode, or gradually destroy a surface or substance (often used with 'away' or 'into').
"Years of exposure to salt water and harsh winds had begun to eat away at the stone seawall."
To use up or deplete a valuable resource such as money, time, or energy, or to absorb a financial loss (informal).
"Unexpected repairs and rising utility bills quickly began to eat into the family's monthly savings."
• Rhymes for eat
Word Origin & Etymology
Derived from Old English etan, of Proto-Germanic origin (*etanan), ultimately tracing back to the Proto-Indo-European root *ed- meaning 'to eat', which is also the source of Latin edere ('to eat') and English 'edible'.