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To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.transitive
- Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future.
- 2
To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.idiomatictransitive
- The fire was devouring the building.
- 3
To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.idiomatictransitive
- She intended to devour the book.
- 4
To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.idiomatictransitive
- After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.
- 5
Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.Internetintransitive
- She devoured! She left no crumbs!
devour
di'vauә8 senses · 81 ms
Level B2CET-6GREIELTSTOEFL