ate

VERB

consume food

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attack bite chew devour dine feed ingest inhale nibble pick swallow

STRONG

absorb banquet bolt breakfast cram digest dispatch gorge gormandize graze lunch masticate munch nosh ruminate scarf scoff snack sup wolf

WEAK

break bread chow down dispose of fall to feast upon gobble up have a bite have a meal have for make pig of oneself partake of peck at pig out polish off pork out put away take food take in take nourishment

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abstain

STRONG

misunderstand open

WEAK

build maintain preserve

VERB

erode, wear away; use up

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bite drain nibble

STRONG

condense corrode crumble decay decompose disappear disintegrate dissipate dissolve exhaust gnaw liquefy melt rot rust spill squander vanish

WEAK

run through waste away

Antonyms

STRONG

appear arrive build coagulate combine develop flourish grow hoard improve put together save solidify unite

WEAK

maintain preserve

Example Sentences

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Without a skull, it is hard to tell what it ate.

From Science Daily

Chemical analysis of the bones showed the wolves ate large amounts of marine food, including seals and fish, matching the human diet on the island and indicating they were likely fed by people.

From Science Daily

Greg Fisilau, full of energy and endeavour, ate up metres in the back row and, at this rate, is pushing hard for a return to England contention after last meeting up with the senior squad in October 2024.

From BBC

Mia works from a self-imposed "roadmap" and plans her next scene "so I don't have to tie off the thread too often", but reveals that on this occasion "it was like the map flew out the window and a great big seagull ate it".

From BBC

Volunteers handed out toys, a mariachi band played, cops passed out stickers of badges and greeted guests as they rounded the corners, politicians ate pozole.

From Los Angeles Times