DEVOUR


Meaning of DEVOUR in English

v. Function: verb

1

Synonyms: EAT 1, consume, feed (on), ingest, meal, partake (of), take

2

Synonyms: EAT UP 1, dispatch, polish off

Idioms: eat like a horse, eat one's head off

3

Synonyms: CONSUME 1, eat, eat up, exhaust, use up

4

Synonyms: RAVAGE , depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devastate, pillage, sack, spoliate, waste

Related Words: demolish, destroy; ruin, wreck; dissipate, squander

5 to exhibit avid interest in or enjoyment of FF1C; the crowd devoured the lurid scene FF1E;

Synonyms: ||eat up

Related Words: delight (in), enjoy, rejoice (in), relish, revel (in); feast (on), gloat (over or on)

Contrasted Words: avoid, eschew, shun

Merriam Webster. Collegiate thesaurus English dictionary.      Английский энциклопедический толковый словарь тезауруса.