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   De·vour

   /dəˈvou(ə)r/

   

   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

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   Synonyms for DEVOUR: consume, ruin, demolish, eat (up), devastate, eradicate, wreck, drain; Antonyms of DEVOUR: protect, save, preserve, build, raise, construct, conserve, put up.

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   Synonyms and antonyms of devour in English. devour. Thesaurus > to eat food > devour. These are words and phrases related to devour. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of devour. TO EAT FOOD. The children devoured a whole packet of biscuits. Synonyms and examples. eat.

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   Synonyms for DEVOUR: consume, dispatch, eat up, polish off, put away, eat, consume, swallow, gorge, waste, gulp, annihilate, guttle, down, engulf, gobble, guzzle, ravage, relish; Antonyms for DEVOUR: abstain, pick.

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   Synonyms for DEVOUR in English: eat, consume, swallow, bolt, dispatch, cram, stuff, wolf, hoover, gorge, ….

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    Other forms: devoured; devouring; devours. When you've gone all day without eating anything, you'll probably devour your dinner, especially if it's your very favorite homemade lasagna. Devour means to eat greedily and hungrily.