[de.vour] vt [ME, fr. MF devourer, fr. L devorare, fr. de- + vorare to devour--more at voracious] (14c) 1: to eat up greedily or ravenously
2: to use up or destroy as if by eating "we are ~ing the world's resources"
3: to prey upon "~ed by guilt"
4: to enjoy avidly "~s books" -- de.vour.er n