ALL meanings of devour
de·vour
D d - verb devour to consume greedily or avidly with the senses or mind 3
- verb devour to engulf or absorb 3
- verb transitive devour to eat or eat up hungrily, greedily, or voraciously 3
- verb transitive devour to consume or destroy with devastating force 3
- verb transitive devour to take in greedily with the eyes, ears, or mind 3
- verb transitive devour to absorb completely; engross 3
- verb transitive devour to swallow up; engulf 3
- verb devour If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly. 3
- verb devour If you devour a book or magazine, for example, you read it quickly and with great enthusiasm. 3
- verb devour to swallow or eat up greedily or voraciously 3
- verb devour to waste or destroy; consume 3
- verb with object devour to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously. 1
- verb with object devour to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly: Fire devoured the old museum. 1
- verb with object devour to engulf or swallow up. 1
- verb with object devour to take in greedily with the senses or intellect: to devour the works of Freud. 1
- verb with object devour to absorb or engross wholly: a mind devoured by fears. 1
- noun devour Eat (food or prey) hungrily or quickly. 1
- transitive verb devour eat up 1
- transitive verb devour take in eagerly 1
- abbreviation DEVOUR destroy 1
- verb devour To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously. 0
- verb devour To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste. 0
- verb devour To take in avidly with the intellect. 0
- verb devour To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner. 0