Translation
to bite
Word origin
From Latin mordere ('to bite'), via French mordre and Italian mordere. English took the same root in morsel (a bite of food), mordant (biting wit) and remorse, the conscience biting back.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- mordere
- English cognates
- morsel, mordant, remorse
Examples
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Careful, that dog can bite!
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She bit the apple.
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The little cat bit my finger.
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