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| de·vour [ di vówr ] (past and past participle de·voured, present participle de·vour·ing, 3rd person present singular de·vours) |
transitive verb |
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1. eat something quickly: to eat something quickly and hungrily
  They devour in minutes what it's taken you all afternoon to prepare.
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2. take something in eagerly: to read, look at, watch, or listen to something eagerly
Young children seem to devour her stories.
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3. destroy something: to destroy something rapidly and completely
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literary
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often passive
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a house devoured by the flames
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4. waste something: to use up something unwisely or wastefully
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literary
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5. overwhelm somebody: to become an overwhelming and destructive passion or obsession for somebody
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literary
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usually passive
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was devoured by jealousy
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| [14th century. Via Old French devour-, stressed stem of devorer< Latin devorare "swallow down" < vorare "swallow"] |
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| de·vour·er noun |
| de·vour·ing adjective |
| de·vour·ing·ly adverb |
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