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Devour

Devour Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Devour? [v] eat greedily [v] eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" [v] destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home" [v] enjoy avidly, as of a book; "She devoured his novels" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Devour: consume \| down \| go through \| gulp \| guttle \| pig \| raven Related Terms \| Find terms related to Devour: absorb \| adore \| and sinker \| annihilate \| appreciate \| bask in \| batten \| be a sucker \| be pleased with \| be taken in \| bite \| bolt \| bolt down \| bring to ruin \| condemn \| confound \| consume \| cram \| damn \| deal destruction \| decimate \| delight in \| demolish \| depredate \| derive pleasure from \| desecrate \| desolate \| despoil \| destroy \| devastate \| dispatch \| dispose of \| dissipate \| dissolve \| down \| drink \| drink in \| eat \| eat up \| engorge \| engulf \| enjoy \| eradicate \| exhaust \| fall for \| feast on \| feed on \| freak out on \| get away with \| get down \| get high on \| gloat over \| glut \| gluttonize \| go for \| gobble \| gobble up \| gorge \| gormandize \| groove on \| gulp \| gulp down \| gut \| gut with fire \| guttle \| guzzle \| havoc \| imbibe \| incinerate \| indulge in \| ingest \| ingurgitate \| lap up \| lay in ruins \| lay waste \| like \| line \| live to eat \| love \| luxuriate in \| meal \| nibble \| obliterate \| overcome \| overwhelm \| partake of \| pig \| pillage \| polish off \| put away \| ravage \| raven \| rejoice in \| relish \| revel in \| riot in \| ruin \| ruinate \| sack \| savor \| shipwreck \| smack the lips \| spoliate \| squander \| stuff \| surround \| swallow \| swallow anything \| swallow hook \| swallow up \| swallow whole \| swamp \| swill \| swill down \| swim in \| swing at \| take \| take down \| take in \| take pleasure in \| take the bait \| throw into disorder \| tuck in \| tumble for \| unleash destruction \| unleash the hurricane \| upheave \| use up \| vandalize \| vaporize \| wallow in \| waste \| wipe out \| wolf \| wolf down \| worshiping \| wrack \| wreak havoc \| wreck See Also \| bask \| destroy \| eat \| enjoy \| relish \| ruin \| savor \| savour Devour In Webster's Dictionary \De*vour"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d['e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon. Some evil beast hath devoured him. --Gen. xxxvii. 20. 2. To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate. Famine and pestilence shall devour him. --Ezek. vii. 15. I waste my life and do my days devour. --Spenser. 3. To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses. Longing they look, and gaping at the sight, Devour her o'er with vast delight. --Dryden. Syn: To consume; waste; destroy; annihilate.

Devour Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Devour?

[v] eat greedily
[v] eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
[v] destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
[v] enjoy avidly, as of a book; "She devoured his novels"

Devour In Webster's Dictionary

\De*vour"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Devouring}.] [F. d['e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare
to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.]
1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast
   upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon.

         Some evil beast hath devoured him.    --Gen. xxxvii.
                                               20.

2. To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily,
   selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use
   up; to waste; to annihilate.

         Famine and pestilence shall devour him. --Ezek. vii.
                                               15.

         I waste my life and do my days devour. --Spenser.

3. To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly
   by the senses.

         Longing they look, and gaping at the sight, Devour
         her o'er with vast delight.           --Dryden.

Syn: To consume; waste; destroy; annihilate.

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