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1 Eat
v. trans.P. and V. ἐσθίειν, κατεσθίειν (Eur., Cycl. 341), P. καταβιβρώσκειν, V. δάπτειν, βιβρώσκειν, Ar. and V. βρύκειν, Ar. δαρδάπτειν; see also Feed.Munch: Ar. and P. τρώγειν, Ar. κατατρώγειν.Something to eat: P. ἐδώδιμόν τι (Thuc. 7, 78).Eat away ( as a disease does): V. ἐξεσθίειν.Teams of horses eating their heads off: P. ζεύγη ἵππων ἀδηφαγούντων (Isoc. 127C).Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Eat
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2 eat
[i:t] 1. past tense - ate; verb(to (chew and) swallow; to take food: They are forbidden to eat meat; They ate up all the cakes; We must eat to live.) τρώ(γ)ω- eatable2. noun((in plural) food: Cover all eatables to keep mice away.) φαγώσιμα- eat into- eat one's words -
3 corrode
[kə'rəud](to destroy or eat away (as rust, chemicals etc do).) διαβρώνω- corrosive -
4 erode
[i'rəud](to eat or wear away (metals etc); to destroy gradually: Acids erode certain metals; Water has eroded the rock; The individual's right to privacy is being eroded.) διαβρώνω- erosion -
5 tuck in
1) (to gather bedclothes etc closely round: I said goodnight and tucked him in.) σκεπάζω, βάζω κάποιον για ύπνο2) (to eat greedily or with enjoyment: They sat down to breakfast and started to tuck in straight away.) πέφτω με τα μούτρα (στο φαϊ) -
6 Consume
v. trans.Burn: P. and V. κάειν, ἐμπιπράναι, πιμπράναι (Thuc. 6, 94, but rare P. uncompounded), Ar. and V. καταίθειν, V. πυροῦν ( poetical word used in Plat.), ἐκπυροῦν, συμπυροῦν, αἴθειν.Eat, devour: P. and V. ἐσθίειν, κατεσθίειν (Eur., Cycl. 341), P. καταβιβρώσκειν, V. δάπτειν, βιβρώσκειν, Ar. and V. βρύκειν, Ar. δαρδάπτειν.Woodhouse English-Greek dictionary. A vocabulary of the Attic language > Consume
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