[ 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'.