DEVOUR


Meaning of DEVOUR in English

[ dɪ'vaʊə ]

■ verb

1》 eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly.

↘(of fire or a similar force) consume destructively.

2》 read quickly and eagerly.

3》 ( be ~ed ) be totally absorbed by a powerful feeling.

Derivatives

~er noun

~ing adjective

~ingly adverb

Origin

ME: from OFr. devorer , from L. devorare , from de- 'down' + vorare 'to swallow'.

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