devour

[ dih-vou-uhr, -vou-er ]

/ dɪˈvaʊ ər, -ˈvaʊ ər /

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verb (used with object)

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.

Origin of devour

1275–1325; Middle English devouren<Anglo-French, Old French devourer<Latin dēvorāre to swallow down, equivalent to dē-de- + vorāre to eat up

OTHER WORDS FROM devour

de·vour·er, nounde·vour·ing·ly, adverbde·vour·ing·ness, nounin·ter·de·vour, verb (used with object)

pre·de·vour, verb (used with object)re·de·vour, verb (used with object)self-de·vour·ing, adjectiveun·de·voured, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for devour

In the Rmyaṇam it is recorded that the long-tongued witch (Drghaǵihv), the devourer, is killed by Indras.
Zoological Mythology (Volume II)|Angelo de Gubernatis
She was the watch-dog, I was the wolf; and she was prepared to do battle to save her lambs from the devourer.
Dorothy's Double|G. A. Henty
Tempus ferax, tempus edax rerum—Time the producer, time the devourer of things.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood
Recollect the immense system of policy for jurisdiction and intrigue, every agent of which was a devourer.
An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance|John Foster

They are sisters for him because he is neither sentimentalist nor devourer.
Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete|George Meredith

British Dictionary definitions for devour

devour

/ (dɪˈvaʊə) /

verb (tr)

to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously

to waste or destroy; consumethe flames devoured the curtains

to consume greedily or avidly with the senses or mindhe devoured the manuscripts

to engulf or absorbthe flood devoured the land

Derived forms of devour

devourer, noundevouring, adjectivedevouringly, adverb

Word Origin for devour

C14: from Old French devourer, from Latin dēvorāre to gulp down, from de- + vorāre to consume greedily; see voracious

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单词	devour
释义	devour [ dih-vou-uhr, -vou-er ] / dɪˈvaʊ ər, -ˈvaʊ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR devour ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) 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. Origin of devour 1275–1325; Middle English devouren<Anglo-French, Old French devourer<Latin dēvorāre to swallow down, equivalent to dē-de- + vorāre to eat up OTHER WORDS FROM devour de·vour·er, nounde·vour·ing·ly, adverbde·vour·ing·ness, nounin·ter·de·vour, verb (used with object) pre·de·vour, verb (used with object)re·de·vour, verb (used with object)self-de·vour·ing, adjectiveun·de·voured, adjective Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for devour In the Rmyaṇam it is recorded that the long-tongued witch (Drghaǵihv), the devourer, is killed by Indras. Zoological Mythology (Volume II)\|Angelo de Gubernatis She was the watch-dog, I was the wolf; and she was prepared to do battle to save her lambs from the devourer. Dorothy's Double\|G. A. Henty Tempus ferax, tempus edax rerum—Time the producer, time the devourer of things. Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources\|James Wood Recollect the immense system of policy for jurisdiction and intrigue, every agent of which was a devourer. An Essay on the Evils of Popular Ignorance\|John Foster They are sisters for him because he is neither sentimentalist nor devourer. Lord Ormont and his Aminta, Complete\|George Meredith British Dictionary definitions for devour devour / (dɪˈvaʊə) / verb (tr) to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously to waste or destroy; consumethe flames devoured the curtains to consume greedily or avidly with the senses or mindhe devoured the manuscripts to engulf or absorbthe flood devoured the land Derived forms of devour devourer, noundevouring, adjectivedevouringly, adverb Word Origin for devour C14: from Old French devourer, from Latin dēvorāre to gulp down, from de- + vorāre to consume greedily; see voracious Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to devour wipe out, inhale, exhaust, absorb, ravage, ingest, gobble, destroy, go through, eat, use up, enjoy, annihilate, imbibe, appreciate, dispatch, spend, gulp, stuff, wolf
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devour

verb (used with object)

Origin of devour

OTHER WORDS FROM devour

Example sentences from the Web for devour

British Dictionary definitions for devour

verb (tr)

Derived forms of devour

Word Origin for devour

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