feed on

Verb

Meaning

be sustained by

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Examples

He fed on the great ideas of her mentor Source: Internet

Ab and Zab create a hell where visitors are forced to view their deepest fears due to demons called sin eaters they feed on guilt from the visitors then making them face the evil that they had ever done. Source: Internet

After the death of plants and animals, microbes begin to feed on the residues, resulting finally in the formation of humus. Source: Internet

Although the vampire bat's bite is usually not harmful to a person, the bat has been known to actively feed on humans and large prey such as cattle and often leave the trademark, two-prong bite mark on its victim's skin. Source: Internet

Animals in the water column are almost entirely dependent on primary production from living phytoplankton, while animals living on or in the ocean floor feed on detritus or can switch to detritus feeding. Source: Internet

Although most adult Pacific salmon feed on small fish, shrimp, and squid, sockeye feed on plankton they filter through gill rakers. Source: Internet

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