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Dine vs Dite - What's the difference?

dine | dite |

As a noun dine

is .

As a verb dite is

(obsolete|transitive) to prepare for use or action; to make ready.

dine

English

Verb

(din)
  • to eat; to eat dinner or supper
  • (obsolete) To give a dinner to; to furnish with the chief meal; to feed.
    • A table massive enough to have dined Johnnie Armstrong and his merry men. — Sir Walter Scott.
  • (obsolete) To dine upon; to have to eat.
    • What wol ye dine ? — Chaucer.

    Related terms

    * dine at the Y * dine out * diner * dining * dinner

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    dite

    English

    Verb

  • (obsolete) To prepare for use or action; to make ready.
  • * Spenser
    • His hideous club aloft he dites .
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