English Explanatory Dictionary

devour

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Pronunciation

/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/ /dɪˈvaʊɚ/ en-us-devour.ogg

Word forms

devour devours devouring devoured

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō.

Synonyms

gobble gorge wolf engorge consume devastate overwhelm go hard kick ass bang devour eat eat and leave no crumbs excel kick rock rule shine slap slay

Related words

voracious

Derived words

all-devouring devourable devourer devouringly devouringness devourment interdevour undevoured
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