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