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feed upon

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Verb1.feed upon - be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"
feed on
fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need


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They feed upon raw cow's flesh; when they kill a cow, they keep the blood to rub their bodies with, and wear the guts about their necks for ornaments, which they afterwards give to their wives.
A Voyage to Abyssinia by Lobo, Father View in context
For men's minds, will either feed upon their own good, or upon others' evil; and who wanteth the one, will prey upon the other; and whoso is out of hope, to attain to another's virtue, will seek to come at even hand, by depressing another's fortune.
The Essays by Bacon, Sir Francis View in context
Flames require the oxygen of the air to feed upon and cannot be developed under water; but streams of lava, having in themselves the principles of their incandescence, can attain a white heat, fight vigorously against the liquid element, and turn it to vapour by contact.
20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context
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