abite means to bite; eat; devour.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, abite ranks #1,028 of 20,675 for Qualifying.
abite is pronounced /əˈbaɪt/.
Etymology
From Middle English abiten, from Old English ābītan (“to bite in pieces, tear to pieces, bite, eat, devour, gnaw, taste, partake of, consume”), from Proto-Germanic *uz- (“out”) + *bītaną (“to bite”), equivalent to a- + bite.
verb
- To bite; eat; devour.