devour
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devour
- /dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/ UK
- /dɪˈvaʊɚ/ US
Rhymes with -aʊə(ɹ), -aʊ.ə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō.
verb devours · devouring · devoured
- To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future.
- To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste. The fire was devouring the building.
- To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze. She intended to devour the book.
- To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner. After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.
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Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.
She devoured! She left no crumbs!
Similar: go hard, kick ass, bang, devour, eat, eat and leave no crumbs, excel, kick, rock, rule, shine, slap
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: guttle, gulp, consume, down, pig, go through, raven, eat, swallow up, guzzle, engorge, gorge, ingurgitate, gluttonize, gluttonise, mainline
Translations
Every language
verb to eat greedily
| Español | devorar, jambar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 貪る musaboru |
| Português | devorar |
| Français | dévorer |
| Deutsch | verschlingen, fressen, schlingen, herunterschlingen |
| Italiano | divorare, trangugiare, ingurgitare, ingozzarsi, affogarsi |
| Ελληνικά | καταβροχθίζω katavrochthízo |
| Română | devora |
| Русский | жрать žratʹ, лопать lopatʹ |
| العربية | اِلْتَهَمَ iltahama |
| עברית | טָרַף taráf |
verb to rapidly destroy, engulf or lay waste
| Español | devorar |
|---|---|
| Français | dévorer |
| Deutsch | zerstören, vernichten, verschlingen |
| Italiano | divorare, consumare |
verb to take in avidly
| Français | dévorer |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | verschlingen |
| Italiano | divorare, ingurgitare, trangugiare, incamerare, assorbire, memorizzare |
verb to absorb or engross the mind fully
| Deutsch | besessen sein von, eingenommen sein von |
|---|---|
| Italiano | divorare, consumare, assorbire, riempire |
Talk about this word "devour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/devour. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. devour. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/devour "devour." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/devour.Cite this
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