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abite

/əˈbaɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
abite
IPA
/əˈbaɪt/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To bite; eat; devour.

Obsolete; Transitive verb

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.

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Usage

Inflected Forms

abites (present, singular) abiting (participle, present) abit (past) abitten (participle, past)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce abite?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbaɪt/.
What does abite mean?
To bite; eat; devour.
Where does abite come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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