devour
- (transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
- (idiomatic, transitive) To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
- (Internet, intransitive) Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō.
eat greedily
feed on
divorare
verschlingen
devorar
dévorer
devorar pożerać
καταβροχθίζω
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