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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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   What is the meaning of devour?

   • 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.

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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 does the word devoured mean in the Bible?

   • 24. the thin ears devoured the seven good ears -- devoured is a different word from that used in Genesis 41:4 and conveys the idea of destroying, by absorbing to themselves all the nutritious virtue of the soil around them. Genesis 41:25-36 . JOSEPH INTERPRETS PHARAOH'S DREAMS. 25. Joseph said, . . .

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   What does devorar mean?

   • devorar, zamparse, consumir… devorar, tomar… Need a translator? Get a quick, free translation! DEVOUR definition: 1. to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left: 2. to destroy something….

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   Devoured is the past tense and past participle of devour, which means to eat something eagerly and in large amounts. It can also mean to destroy something completely or to read books or literature quickly and eagerly.

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     to destroy something completely: The flames quickly devoured...

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   Devour means to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left, or to destroy something completely. Learn more about the verb devour, its synonyms, antonyms, idioms, and usage examples.

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   to destroy something completely: The flames quickly devoured the building. to read books or literature quickly and eagerly: She loves to read - she devours one book after another. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Idiom. be devoured by something.

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   Learn the meaning of devour, a verb that means to eat up greedily or ravenously, to use up or destroy, to prey upon, or to enjoy avidly. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

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   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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   Devour means to eat up greedily, to destroy, to consume, or to take in eagerly. Find the origin, usage, and examples of devour and its past tense form devoured in this online dictionary.

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    Devour means to eat all of something quickly, to read or look at something with great interest, or to destroy somebody or something. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and collocations with Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary.