Main Entry:

de·vour

Pronunciation:

\di-ˈvau̇(-ə)r, dē-\

Function:

transitive verb

Etymology:

Middle English, from Anglo-French devour-, stem of devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- + vorare to devour — more at voracious

Date:

14th century

1 : to eat up greedily or ravenously 2 : to use up or destroy as if by eating <we are devouring the world's resources> 3 : to prey upon <devoured by guilt> 4 : to enjoy avidly <devours books>

— de·vour·er noun