Defenition of the word devour
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Defenition of the word devour
- To eat by swallowing large bits of food with little or no chewing.
- destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
- enjoy avidly, as of a book; "She devoured his novels"
- eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
- eat greedily
- eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches"
- enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
- eat immoderately
- destroy completely
- enjoy avidly
Synonyms for the word devour
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- consume
- demolish
- dispose of
- down
- eat greedily
- engulf
- get through
- go through
- gulp
- gulp down
- guttle
- obsess
- overcome
- overwhelm
- pig
- raven
- use up
Similar words in the devour
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- devour
- devoured
- devouring
- devours
Hypernyms for the word devour
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- bask
- destroy
- eat
- enjoy
- relish
- ruin
- savor
- savour
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