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   devour

   /dɪˈvaʊə/

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   • 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’.

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   • 1. devourer noun

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   • The Syrians from the east, and, the Philistines from the west: and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. On land and in sea the animal creation chase and maim, and slay and devour each other. Devour definition: to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.. See examples of DEVOUR used in a sentence.

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   What does it mean to devour a book?

   • Devour means to eat greedily and hungrily. The meaning of devour has grown to include the consumption of things other than food. If you sit down to start a book and look up ten hours later having turned the last page, you have devoured that book. If your after school job devours all your free time, chances are your grades are going to drop.

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   What is the present participle of devour?

   • Present participle of devour. The act by which something is devoured. Ten minutes later, she sat at a picnic table, devouring the crispy-sweet treats. It took every ounce of her willpower to keep from devouring his body with her eyes. He leaned forward, picked up his fork and began devouring his supper without further comment.

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   Are We devouring the World's Resources?

   • We are devouring the world's resources. He devoured everything on his plate. The lions devoured their prey. She devoured every golf magazine she could find. He watched intently, devouring the scene before him with his eyes.

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   Devour means to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left, or to destroy something completely. It can also mean to read books or literature quickly and eagerly. See definitions, synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and examples of devour.

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     DEVOUR meaning: 1. to eat something eagerly and in large...

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     devour definicja: 1. to eat something eagerly and in large...

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     DEVOUR translate: 狼吞虎嚥，吞食, 吞噬，毀滅, 如饑似渴地閱讀 . Learn more in...

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     DEVOUR translate: 狼吞虎咽，吞食, 吞噬，毁灭, 如饥似渴地阅读. Learn more in the...

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     DEVOUR translate: devorar, zamparse, devorar, devorar,...

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