opvreten

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈɔpvreːtə(n)/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) to eat up something in a savage manner
  • (transitive) to corrode

Etymology

Compound from Dutch, Flemish op (up, on, onto, gone, at) + Dutch, Flemish vreten (eat, devour, eat greedily).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

vreten

Gloss

eat, devour, eat greedily

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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