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devour
[dih-vou-uhr, -vou-er]
verb (used with object)
to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly.
Fire devoured the old museum.
to engulf or swallow up.
to take in greedily with the senses or intellect.
to devour the works of Freud.
to absorb or engross wholly.
a mind devoured by fears.
devour
/ ɪˈʊə /
verb
to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously
to waste or destroy; consume
the flames devoured the curtains
to consume greedily or avidly with the senses or mind
he devoured the manuscripts
to engulf or absorb
the flood devoured the land
Other 51Թ Forms
- devourer noun
- devouringly adverb
- devouringness noun
- interdevour verb (used with object)
- predevour verb (used with object)
- redevour verb (used with object)
- self-devouring adjective
- undevoured adjective
- ˈdzܰ noun
- ˈdzܰԲ adjective
- ˈdzܰԲly adverb
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of devour1
Example Sentences
“We could hear the howl — like the roar of a thousand lions, like a fleet of jet engines passing overhead — the sound of fire devouring everything,“ Ramsey writes.
The top 0.1 percent and 1 percent and 5 percent are devouring a growing share of income and especially wealth.
As Malcolm Little, he was a petty crook who didn’t fully discover the power of reading until he was incarcerated — at which point he began devouring books like food.
The turtle is devoured before our eyes in a way that, while cheekily theatricalized, doesn’t leave any doubt that the price of this meal is murder.
It was the first time Knox was sharing her story in front of a crowd and she asked to meet with Lewinsky, whose writing and public speaking she said she had “devoured” in preparation.
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