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- pronunciation:
- dih
vaUr
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verb |
| inflections: |
devours, devouring, devoured |
| definition 1: |
to eat or swallow in a greedy way.
Our hike made us so hungry we devoured our lunch.- synonyms:
- consume, gobble, wolf
- similar words:
- bolt, gulp, stuff
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| definition 2: |
to swallow up or consume as if by eating quickly.
The fire devoured thousands of trees.- synonyms:
- consume
- similar words:
- destroy, eat
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| definition 3: |
to take in with the mind or senses in a greedy way.
She devours books.- synonyms:
- consume
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| related words: |
absorb, eat, engross, engulf, finish, prey, swallow, use |
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| derivations: |
devouringly (adv.), devourer (n.) |
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