devoured

Meaning

simple past and past participle of devour

Frequency

C2

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devour

  1. (transitive) To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
  4. (idiomatic, transitive) To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
  5. (Internet, intransitive) Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.

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