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devour

[ dih-vou-uhr, -vou-er ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
  2. to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly:

    Fire devoured the old museum.

  3. to engulf or swallow up.
  4. to take in greedily with the senses or intellect:

    to devour the works of Freud.

  5. to absorb or engross wholly:

    a mind devoured by fears.



devour

/ ɪˈʊə /

verb

  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

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈdzܰ, noun
  • ˈdzܰԲ, adjective
  • ˈdzܰԲly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·dzܰİ noun
  • ·dzܰiԲ· adverb
  • ·dzܰiԲ·Ա noun
  • t··dzܰ verb (used with object)
  • d·dzܰ verb (used with object)
  • d·dzܰ verb (used with object)
  • -·dzܰiԲ adjective
  • ܲd·dzܰ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of devour1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English devouren, from Anglo-French, Old French devourer, from Latin ŧǰ “to swallow down,” from ŧ- de- + ǰ “to eat up”
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of devour1

C14: from Old French devourer, from Latin ŧǰ to gulp down, from de- + ǰ to consume greedily; see voracious
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He is a virus entering a perfect, unchanging ecosystem, slowly working his way through the village until his influence has devoured every remaining shred of stasis.

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Then, I retreat to the living room, devouring them with nothing but a pile of oil-slicked napkins nearby — completely satisfied with my cheese-centric, minimalist dinner.

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I’d devour these at The Hot Grill, a truly iconic local spot where I often went with my dad and brother growing up.

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That by ending Moscow's isolation and seeking a quick ceasefire he risks emboldening Putin, weakening Europe and leaving Ukraine open to being devoured.

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