Forbite

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To bite up, bite to pieces.

Etymology

From Middle English forbiten (“to bite up”), from Old English forbītan, equivalent to for- + bite. Cognate with West Frisian forbite (“to forbite”), Dutch verbijten (“to forbite”), Low German verbīten (“to forbite”), German verbeissen (“to forbite”). More at for-, bite.

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