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   devour

   /dɪˈvaʊə/

   verb

   • 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’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. devourer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   DEVOUR definition: 1. to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left: 2. to destroy something…. Learn more.

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   The meaning of DEVOUR is to eat up greedily or ravenously. How to use devour in a sentence.

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   DEVOUR meaning: 1. to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left: 2. to destroy something…. Learn more.

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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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   Definition of devour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDEVOUR definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. 2. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly. Fire devoured the old museum. 3. to engulf or swallow up. 4. to take in greedily with the senses or intellect.