 devour |
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| 1. | [ verb ] destroy completely | |
| Examples: | "Fire had devoured our home" |
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| Related terms: | destroy | |
| 2. | [ verb ] (food) eat immoderately | |
| Synonyms: | consume down go_through | |
| Examples: | "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" |
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| Related terms: | eat devourer | |
| 3. | [ verb ] enjoy avidly, as of a book | |
| Examples: | "She devoured his novels" |
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| Related terms: | enjoy | |
| 4. | [ verb ] (food) eat greedily | |
| Synonyms: | guttle raven pig gulp | |
| Examples: | "he devoured three sandwiches" |
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| Related terms: | eat hog | |
| Similar spelling: |
Devore Devora devoir Defore Defoor Debora Deboer Deaver Devorah Deborah Dever defer Debra debar |
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