What does feed upon mean?

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feed up·on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. feed on, feed uponverb

    be sustained by

    "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor"

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  1. feed upon

    Feed upon generally refers to the act of consuming something, usually food, for nutrients or energy. It can be used literally, in terms of an animal or organism eating something, or metaphorically, to describe absorbing or using something for personal benefit or satisfaction.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of feed upon in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of feed upon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of feed upon in a Sentence

  1. John Henry Newman:

    To holy people the very name of Jesus is a name to feed upon, a name to transport. His name can raise the dead and transfigure and beautify the living.


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