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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Verb
Pronunciation: /dɪˈvaʊə(ɹ)/

Definition 1:
• To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: gobble, gorge, wolf, engorge
Labels: transitive

Definition 2:
• To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
Example: The fire was devouring the building.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: consume, devastate, overwhelm
Labels: idiomatic, transitive

Definition 3:
• To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
Example: She intended to devour the book.
Labels: idiomatic, transitive

Definition 4:
• To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
Example: After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: devastate, overwhelm
Labels: idiomatic, transitive

Definition 5:
• Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.
Example: She devoured! She left no crumbs!
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: go hard, kick ass, bang, devour, eat, eat and leave no crumbs, excel, kick, rock, rule, shine, slap, slay
Labels: Internet, intransitive

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/devour