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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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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEVOURED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to destroy something completely: The flames quickly devoured the building. to read books or literature quickly and eagerly: She loves to read - she devours one book after another. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. be devoured by something.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishDEVOUR | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   to destroy something completely: The flames quickly devoured the building. to read books or literature quickly and eagerly: She loves to read - she devours one book after another. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. be devoured by something.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › devourDevour Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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

5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryDEVOURED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   to destroy something completely: The flames quickly devoured the building. to read books or literature quickly and eagerly: She loves to read - she devours one book after another. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. be devoured by something.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › devouredDevoured - definition of devoured by The Free Dictionary

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   1. to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously. 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.

7. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishdevour verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   to be filled with a strong emotion that seems to control you. She was devoured by envy and hatred. See devour in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Check pronunciation: devour. Definition of devour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › devourDevour - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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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. If your after school job devours all your free time, chances are your grades are going to drop.