devour

Definition of Devour in English :

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Verb

1. devour

destroy completely

Example Sentences:
'Fire had devoured our home'

2. devour

enjoy avidly

Example Sentences:
'She devoured his novels'

3. consume, devour, down, go through

eat immoderately

Example Sentences:
'Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal'

4. devour, guttle, pig, raven

eat greedily

Example Sentences:
'he devoured three sandwiches'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Devour

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verb (transitive)

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

Devour

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verb transitive

1.

to eat or eat up hungrily, greedily, or voraciously

2.

to consume or destroy with devastating force

3.

to take in greedily with the eyes, ears, or mind

the child devours fairy tales

4.

to absorb completely; engross

devoured by curiosity

5.

to swallow up; engulf

Devour

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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.

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