Etymology: [ di-'vau(&)r, dE- ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Anglo-Norman devourer, Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer) Latin dēvorō vorō.
Synonyms: gobble, gorge, absorb, annihilate, appreciate, be engrossed by, be preoccupied, bolt, bolt down, chow down, cram, delight in, destroy, dispatch, do compulsively, do voraciously, drink in, eat, enjoy
To eat quickly, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing, eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches", To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate, prey upon, tear to pieces; gobble, consume, gorge, To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses, To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon, To eat fast, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing, If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly. A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day, If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm. She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12, eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal", enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels", eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home" enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels, enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels, destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home", prey, fret, Simple past and past participle of devour, destroyed or wasted as if by eating; "forests devoured by flame"; "an inheritance eaten up by debt, consumed violently; eaten up, destroyed or wasted as if by eating; "forests devoured by flame"; "an inheritance eaten up by debt", avid, greedy; passionately or excessively desirous, present participle of devour, (often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame", third-person singular of devour,
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To eat quickly, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing
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eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
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To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate
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prey upon, tear to pieces; gobble, consume, gorge fiil
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To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses
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To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon
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To eat fast, greedily, or hungrily; to eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing
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If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly. A medium-sized dog will devour at least one can of food per day
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If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm. She began devouring newspapers when she was only 12
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eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
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enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
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eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home" enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels
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enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels
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destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
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To devour.
prey
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fret
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devoured
Simple past and past participle of devour
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devoured
destroyed or wasted as if by eating; "forests devoured by flame"; "an inheritance eaten up by debt
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devoured
consumed violently; eaten up sıfat
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devoured
destroyed or wasted as if by eating; "forests devoured by flame"; "an inheritance eaten up by debt"
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devouring
avid, greedy; passionately or excessively desirous sıfat
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devouring
present participle of devour
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devouring
(often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame"
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