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The act of taking food.

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  1. n. The act of taking food.
  2. n. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment.
  3. v. t. & i. To supply food to; to feast; to take food.
  4. n. the food served and eaten at one time
  5. 1. The act of taking food. From dance to sweet repast they turn. Milton. 2. That which is taken as food; a meal; figuratively, any refreshment. "Sleep . . . thy best repast." Denham. Go and get me some repast. Shak. To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast them with my blood." Shak. He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting of our minds. Milton.
  6. To supply food to; to feast; to take food. [Obs.] "Repast themwith my blood." Shak.He then, also, as before, left arbitrary the dieting and repasting ofour minds. Milton.
  7. n:100 n the food served and eaten at one time