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devour

de·vour

UK/dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/ US/dɪˈvaʊɚ/ fairly common

verb

1.

destroy completely

  • “Fire had devoured our home”
2.

enjoy avidly

  • “She devoured his novels”
3.

eat immoderately

  • “Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”
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4.

eat greedily

  • “he devoured three sandwiches”
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Origin

Inherited from Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō.

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