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- DictionaryDe·vour/dəˈvou(ə)r/
verb
- 1. eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly: "he devoured half of his burger in one bite"
1. : to eat up greedily or ravenously. devoured the turkey and mashed potatoes. 2. : to use up or destroy as if by eating. We are devouring the world's resources. 3. : to prey upon. devoured by guilt.
DEVOUR definition: 1. to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left: 2. to destroy something…. Learn more.
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.
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.
DEVOUR meaning: 1. to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left: 2. to destroy something…. Learn more.
Definition of devour verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To consume or destroy with devastating force. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To take in eagerly. Devour a novel. American Heritage. To take in greedily with the eyes, ears, or mind. The child devours fairy tales. Webster's New World.
1. to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. 2. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly. Fire devoured the old museum. 3. to engulf or swallow up. 4. to take in greedily with the senses or intellect.
Definitions of 'devour'. 1. If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly. [...] 2. If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm. [...] More.
1. to swallow or eat up hungrily. 2. to consume destructively; demolish: Fire devoured the museum. 3. to take in greedily with the senses or intellect: to devour a book. 4. to absorb or engross wholly: a mind devoured by hatred.