Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Consume or take in food or other substances for nourishment and energy.
Eat
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Examples:
Cristiano Ronaldo eats fish every day.
He was eaten away by bitterness.
I worked until about eleven o'clock, then I ate.
Etymology:
Derived from Old English etan, similar to Old Norse eta and German essen, all originating from the Proto-Germanic etaną and the Proto-Indo-European root ed- meaning to consume.
Usage Statistics:
203 mentions per 1 million words 
Hint: Frequency according to COCA
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