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devour
de·vour D0183500 (dĭ-vour′)tr.v. de·voured, de·vour·ing, de·vours 1. To eat up greedily. See Synonyms at eat.2. To destroy, consume, or waste: Flames devoured the structure in minutes.3. To take in eagerly: devour a novel.4. To preoccupy or obsess in a harmful way: was devoured by jealousy.
[Middle English devouren, from Old French devourer, from Latin dēvorāre : dē-, de- + vorāre, to swallow.]
de·vour′er n.de·vour′ing·ly adv.devour (dɪˈvaʊə) vb (tr) 1. to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously2. 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. [C14: from Old French devourer, from Latin dēvorāre to gulp down, from de- + vorāre to consume greedily; see voracious] deˈvourer n deˈvouring adj deˈvouringly advde•vour (dɪˈvaʊr)
v.t. 1. to swallow or eat up hungrily. 2. to consume destructively; demolish: Fire devoured the museum. 3. to take in greedily with the senses or intellect: to devour a book. 4. to absorb or engross wholly: a mind devoured by hatred. [1275–1325; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French devourer < Latin dēvorāre to swallow down =dē- de- + vorāre to eat up] de•vour′er, n. de•vour′ing•ly, adv. devour
Past participle: devoured
Gerund: devouring
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| I devour | | you devour | | he/she/it devours | | we devour | | you devour | | they devour |
| Preterite |
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| I devoured | | you devoured | | he/she/it devoured | | we devoured | | you devoured | | they devoured |
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| I am devouring | | you are devouring | | he/she/it is devouring | | we are devouring | | you are devouring | | they are devouring |
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| I have devoured | | you have devoured | | he/she/it has devoured | | we have devoured | | you have devoured | | they have devoured |
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| I was devouring | | you were devouring | | he/she/it was devouring | | we were devouring | | you were devouring | | they were devouring |
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| I had devoured | | you had devoured | | he/she/it had devoured | | we had devoured | | you had devoured | | they had devoured |
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| I will devour | | you will devour | | he/she/it will devour | | we will devour | | you will devour | | they will devour |
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| I will have devoured | | you will have devoured | | he/she/it will have devoured | | we will have devoured | | you will have devoured | | they will have devoured |
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| I will be devouring | | you will be devouring | | he/she/it will be devouring | | we will be devouring | | you will be devouring | | they will be devouring |
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| I have been devouring | | you have been devouring | | he/she/it has been devouring | | we have been devouring | | you have been devouring | | they have been devouring |
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| I will have been devouring | | you will have been devouring | | he/she/it will have been devouring | | we will have been devouring | | you will have been devouring | | they will have been devouring |
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| I had been devouring | | you had been devouring | | he/she/it had been devouring | | we had been devouring | | you had been devouring | | they had been devouring |
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| I would devour | | you would devour | | he/she/it would devour | | we would devour | | you would devour | | they would devour |
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| I would have devoured | | you would have devoured | | he/she/it would have devoured | | we would have devoured | | you would have devoured | | they would have devoured |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. | devour - destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" | | 2. | devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"bask, enjoy, relish, savor, savour - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory" | | 3. | devour - eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"consume, down, go througheat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" | | 4. | devour - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"guttle, pig, raveneat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" |
devourverb1. eat, consume, swallow, bolt, dispatch, cram, stuff, wolf, hoover (informal), gorge, gulp, gobble, guzzle, polish off (informal), pig out on (slang) She devoured half an apple pie.2. enjoy, go through, absorb, appreciate, take in, relish, drink in, delight in, revel in, be preoccupied with, feast on, be engrossed by, read compulsively or voraciously He devoured 17 novels during his tour of India.devourverb1. To eat completely or entirely:consume, dispatch, eat up.Informal: polish off, put away.2. To take (food) into the body as nourishment:consume, eat, fare, ingest, partake.Slang: chow.Idioms: break bread, have a bite.3. To do away with completely and destructively:consume, eat (up), swallow (up), waste.4. To use up foolishly or needlessly:consume, dissipate, squander, waste.5. To be avidly interested in:eat up, feast on, relish.Translationsdevour (diˈvauə) verb to eat up greedily. The young zebra was devoured by a lion; She devoured the chocolates. 狼吞虎嚥 狼吞虎咽devour
be devoured by (something)To be dominated or overwhelmed by a particular emotion. I was totally devoured by anger the last time I saw my enemy.See also: by, devourbe devoured by something be filled with a strong emotion that seems to control you: She was devoured by envy and hatred.See also: by, devour, somethingDevour
What does it mean when you dream about devouring something?Being eaten in a dream can reflect our feelings of being “eaten up” by someone or by the demands of our lives. If we are the devourer, then it can indicate that we are hungering for something, or that we are possessive. Being swallowed whole by a large creature is a widespread shamanic motif for personal transformation (e.g., Jonah and the whale). (See also Eating, Hunger). devour
Synonyms for devourverb eatSynonyms- eat
- consume
- swallow
- bolt
- dispatch
- cram
- stuff
- wolf
- hoover
- gorge
- gulp
- gobble
- guzzle
- polish off
- pig out on
verb enjoySynonyms- enjoy
- go through
- absorb
- appreciate
- take in
- relish
- drink in
- delight in
- revel in
- be preoccupied with
- feast on
- be engrossed by
- read compulsively or voraciously
Synonyms for devourverb to eat completely or entirelySynonyms- consume
- dispatch
- eat up
- polish off
- put away
verb to take (food) into the body as nourishmentSynonyms- consume
- eat
- fare
- ingest
- partake
- chow
verb to do away with completely and destructivelySynonymsverb to use up foolishly or needlesslySynonyms- consume
- dissipate
- squander
- waste
verb to be avidly interested inSynonymsSynonyms for devourverb destroy completelyRelated Wordsverb enjoy avidlyRelated Words- bask
- enjoy
- relish
- savor
- savour
verb eat immoderatelySynonymsRelated Wordsverb eat greedilySynonymsRelated Words |