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“eaten”
eat (verb), eats; ate; eaten; eating
1. To take food into the mouth, to chew it, and then to swallow it: Marcus and Margaret are striving to maintain good health by being careful to eat healthy foods and not eat too much.
3. To destroy by corroding or wearing away: Jim was told that the acid he was using to clean the rust spots on his car eats metal; so, he should be careful that he doesn't use too much of it or spill any of it on other parts of the surface of his vehicle.
4. Etymology: from Indo-European ed-, "eat" which produced the basic word for "eat" in many European languages.
Another word that means to eat is "to consume food".
When William's little girl wanted more dessert, he told her that she had eaten enough.
2. To gnaw or to or to devour: While the Oliver family was on vacation, termites had eaten some of their wooden furniture.3. To destroy by corroding or wearing away: Jim was told that the acid he was using to clean the rust spots on his car eats metal; so, he should be careful that he doesn't use too much of it or spill any of it on other parts of the surface of his vehicle.
4. Etymology: from Indo-European ed-, "eat" which produced the basic word for "eat" in many European languages.
From Greek edein and Latin edere, "to eat".
(Latin: prandium, literally, that which is eaten early)
(Latin: gnaw, eat away; eaten away, gnawed off, consumed)
(Greek > Latin: fig [sweet, hollow, pear-shaped, multiple fruit that has numerous tiny seedlike fruits that are eaten fresh or preserved or dried])
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“eaten”
Chickens, which are raised for eggs and meat, are the most popular animals that are eaten by people before they become little babies (as eggs) and after they are older and butchered for food.
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