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Definition of ate :
1. of Eat.
2. The goddess of mischievous folly; also, in later poets, the goddess of vengeance.
3. the preterit of Eat.
Synonyms:
ate (part of speech: verb)
consumed, bitten, feasted, drank, grubbed, fed, supped, lunched, breakfasted, dined, picnicked, tasted, bit, drunk, snacked
received (part of speech: verb)
devoured, gulped, inhaled, accessed, gobbled, took, pocketed, acquired, accepted, ingested, taken, admitted, eaten, absorbed, assimilated, received, inspired, swallowed, got, engorged
Usage examples:
- If I ate one I should eat the lot. - "The White Peacock", D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence.
- " Was it a dog that a king killed one time," said Doyle, " on account of his thinking it had his baby ate?" - "The Simpkins Plot", George A. Birmingham.
- In the meantime he had quickly prepared supper, and Wilbur started in and ate as though he would never stop. - "The Boy With the U. S. Foresters", Francis Rolt-Wheeler.