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de·vour  (d-vour)

tr.v. de·voured, de·vour·ing, de·vours

1. To eat up greedily. See Synonyms at eat.

2. To destroy, consume, or waste: Flames devoured the structure in minutes.

3. To take in eagerly: devour a novel.

4. To prey upon voraciously: was devoured by jealousy.

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[Middle English devouren, from Old French devourer, from Latin dvorre : d-, de- + vorre, to swallow.]

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de·vourer n.

de·vouring·ly adv.

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devour [dɪˈvaʊə]

vb (tr)

1. to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously

2. to waste or destroy; consume the flames devoured the curtains

3. to consume greedily or avidly with the senses or mind he devoured the manuscripts

4. to engulf or absorb the flood devoured the land

[from Old French devourer, from Latin dēvorāre to gulp down, from de- + vorāre to consume greedily; see voracious]

devourer  n

devouring  adj

devouringly  adv

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	devour - destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home" ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
	2.	devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels" bask, enjoy, relish, savor, savour - derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in; "She relished her fame and basked in her glory"
	3.	devour - eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" consume, down, go through eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"
	4.	devour - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" guttle, pig, raven eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?"

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devour

verb

1. eat, consume, swallow, bolt, dispatch, cram, stuff, wolf, hoover (informal), gorge, gulp, gobble, guzzle, polish off (informal), pig out on (slang) She devoured half an apple pie.

2. enjoy, go through, absorb, appreciate, take in, relish, drink in, delight in, revel in, be preoccupied with, feast on, be engrossed by, read compulsively or voraciously He devoured 17 novels during his tour of India.

Translations

devour [dɪˈvaʊəʳ] VT [+ food] → devorar
to be devoured with jealousy → morirse de envidia
to be devoured with curiosity → verse devorado or corroído por la curiosidad

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devour [dɪˈvaʊə^r] vt

(= eat quickly) [+ food] → dévorer

(= read quickly) → dévorer

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devour

vt (lit, fig) → verschlingen; I could devour you → ich habe dich zum Fressen gern, du bist wirklich zum Fressen; to be devoured by jealousy/an all-consuming passion → von Eifersucht/einer unersättlichen Leidenschaft verzehrt werden

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devour [dɪˈvaʊəʳ] vt (food) → divorare
devoured by jealousy → divorato/a dalla gelosia

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devour [dɪˈvaʊəʳ] vt (food) → divorare
devoured by jealousy → divorato/a dalla gelosia

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devour

v devour [diˈvauə]

to eat up greedily The young zebra was devoured by a lion; She devoured the chocolates. verslind, kafdraf يَفْتَرِس، يَلْتَهِم поглъщам sežrat, zhltnout sluge; fortære verschlingen καταβροχθίζω devorar nahka panema بلعیدن؛ با ولع خوردن ahmia dévorer “לִטרוֹף” खाजाना, जल्दी-जल्दी और सूक्ष्मता से पढ़ना, बर्बाद करना proždirati elnyel melahap éta, háma, gleypa í sig divorare がつがつ食べる 게걸스레 먹다 (su)ryti []rīt telan verslinden sluke, kaste i seg, fortære pożerać devorar a devora; a mânca cu lăcomie пожирать zhltnúť požreti proždirati sluka กินอย่างตะกละ gövdeye indirmek, silip süpürmek 狼吞虎嚥 пожирати; поглинати نگلنا ăn ngấu ăn nghiến 狼吞虎咽