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   devour

   /dɪˈvaʊə/

   verb

   • 1. eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly: "he devoured half of his burger in one bite" Similar eat hungrilyeat quicklyeat greedilyeat heartilyeat upswallowgobble (up/down)guzzle (down)gulp (down)bolt (down)cram downgorge oneself onwolf (down)feast onconsumeinformal:scoff (down)pack awaydemolishdispose ofmake short work ofpolish offshovel downstuff one's face withstuff oneself withstuff (down)pig oneself onpig out onsinkput awaytuck awayget outside ofgollopshiftget one's laughing gear roundgorbscarf (down/up)snarf (down/up)inhalerare:ingurgitate
   • ▪ (of fire or a similar force) destroy completely: "the hungry flames devoured the old house" Similar destroyconsumeengulfenvelopdemolishlay wastewipe outannihilatedevastaterazegutravageruinwreck
   • ▪ read quickly and eagerly: "she spent her evenings devouring the classics"
   • ▪ be totally absorbed by a powerful feeling: "she was devoured by envy" Similar afflicttortureplaguebedeviltroubleharrowrackconsumeswallow upengulfswampovercomeoverwhelm

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- ‘down’ + vorare ‘to swallow’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. devourer noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   Devoured is the past tense and past participle of devour, which means to eat something eagerly and in large amounts. Learn more about the meaning, synonyms, antonyms, and usage of devoured with examples from the Cambridge English Corpus.

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   Learn the meaning of devour as a verb, its synonyms, example sentences, and its word history. Devour can mean to eat up greedily, to use up or destroy, to prey upon, or to enjoy avidly.

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   DEVOURED meaning: 1. past simple and past participle of devour 2. to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so…. Learn more.

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   Devoured means to eat up greedily, to destroy, to consume, or to take in eagerly. See synonyms, translations, and usage examples of devoured from various sources.

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   Learn the meaning and usage of the verb devour, which can mean to eat, read, or destroy something quickly or enthusiastically. Find out the synonyms, collocations, and word origin of devour with the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.