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de·vour
\də̇ˈvau̇(ə)r, dēˈ-, -au̇ə, chiefly S -au̇wə(r\ transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English devouren, from Middle French devourer, from Latin devorare, from de down, away + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up — more at de-, voracious
1. : to eat up with greediness : consume ravenously : feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton
< devoured everything on his plate >
2. : to seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly : swallow up : use up : consume, engulf, waste, annihilate
< devoured by fire >
< the raging water devoured the riverbank >
3. : to prey upon : absorb — usually used passively
< a man devoured by remorse >
4. : to enjoy with avidity; often : to take in eagerly by the senses or mind
< devouring the book >
< devoured that graceful figure as though engraving it permanently on his mind >
Synonyms: see eat |