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   devour

   /dɪˈvaʊə/

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   • 1. eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly: "he devoured half of his burger in one bite" Similar eat hungrilyeat quicklyeat greedilyeat heartilyeat upswallowgobble (up/down)guzzle (down)gulp (down)bolt (down)cram downgorge oneself onwolf (down)feast onconsumeinformal:scoff (down)pack awaydemolishdispose ofmake short work ofpolish offshovel downstuff one's face withstuff oneself withstuff (down)pig oneself onpig out onsinkput awaytuck awayget outside ofgollopshiftget one's laughing gear roundgorbscarf (down/up)snarf (down/up)inhalerare:ingurgitate
   • ▪ (of fire or a similar force) destroy completely: "the hungry flames devoured the old house" Similar destroyconsumeengulfenvelopdemolishlay wastewipe outannihilatedevastaterazegutravageruinwreck
   • ▪ read quickly and eagerly: "she spent her evenings devouring the classics"
   • ▪ be totally absorbed by a powerful feeling: "she was devoured by envy" Similar afflicttortureplaguebedeviltroubleharrowrackconsumeswallow upengulfswampovercomeoverwhelm

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- ‘down’ + vorare ‘to swallow’.

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   • 1. devourer noun

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   What is the meaning of devour?

   • 2. to waste or destroy; consume: the flames devoured the curtains. 3. to consume greedily or avidly with the senses or mind: he devoured the manuscripts. 4. to engulf or absorb: the flood devoured the land.

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   What does it mean to devour a book?

   • Devour means to eat greedily and hungrily. The meaning of devour has grown to include the consumption of things other than food. If you sit down to start a book and look up ten hours later having turned the last page, you have devoured that book. If your after school job devours all your free time, chances are your grades are going to drop.

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   What does devorar mean?

   • devorar, zamparse, consumir… devorar, tomar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DEVOUR definition: 1. to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left: 2. to destroy something….

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     DEVOUR meaning: 1. to eat something eagerly and in large...

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   Devour means to eat greedily and hungrily. The meaning of devour has grown to include the consumption of things other than food. If you sit down to start a book and look up ten hours later having turned the last page, you have devoured that book.

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   to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly: Fire devoured the old museum. to engulf or swallow up. to take in greedily with the senses or intellect: to devour the works of Freud. to absorb or engross wholly: a mind devoured by fears. devour.

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    Devour means to eat or read something quickly and eagerly, or to destroy or consume something with force. Learn more about the word origin, usage, and related terms of devour from Collins English Dictionary.