devour (redirected from devours)

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

Verb

1. to eat up greedily

2. to engulf and destroy

3. to read avidly [Latin devorare to gulp down]

devouring adj

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, gorge, gulp, gobble, guzzle, polish off (informal) pig out on (slang)

verb 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

Translations

devour [dɪˈvauəʳ] vt → devorar

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devour [dɪˈvauəʳ] vt → dévorer

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devour [dɪˈvauəʳ] vt → verschlingen

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devour [dɪˈvauəʳ] vt → divorare

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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 ahmaista 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, 다 먹어치우다 (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 狼吞虎咽 пожирати; поглинати نگلنا ăn ngấu ăn nghiến 狼吞虎咽