Advertisement
Advertisement
devour
[ dih-vou-uhr, -vou-er ]
verb (used with object)
- to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.
- to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly:
Fire devoured the old museum.
- to engulf or swallow up.
- to take in greedily with the senses or intellect:
to devour the works of Freud.
- to absorb or engross wholly:
a mind devoured by fears.
devour
/ ɪˈʊə /
verb
- to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously
- to waste or destroy; consume
the flames devoured the curtains
- to consume greedily or avidly with the senses or mind
he devoured the manuscripts
- to engulf or absorb
the flood devoured the land
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܰ, noun
- ˈdzܰԲ, adjective
- ˈdzܰԲly, adverb
Other Word Forms
- ·dzܰİ noun
- ·dzܰiԲ· adverb
- ·dzܰiԲ·Ա noun
- t··dzܰ verb (used with object)
- d·dzܰ verb (used with object)
- d·dzܰ verb (used with object)
- -·dzܰiԲ adjective
- ܲd·dzܰ adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of devour1
Example Sentences
It was the first time Knox was sharing her story in front of a crowd and she asked to meet with Lewinsky, whose writing and public speaking she said she had “devoured” in preparation.
My hedonistic weeklong breaks from school were about resting up and devouring novels, my stack of fiction pushed aside through semesters of full class loads and at least one job.
By 6:17 p.m., it had become an unstoppable force, devouring nearly 3,000 acres.
The roast goose is being devoured with shots of baijiu, a Chinese white spirit alcohol.
Urchins devour kelp, which sequesters carbon and serves as shelter and food for a vast array of marine life.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse