devour
verb
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Definition of devour
1 : to eat up greedily or ravenously devoured the turkey and mashed potatoes
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
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Synonyms & Antonyms for devour
Synonyms
absorb, burn, consume, deplete, drain, draw down, exhaust, expend, play out, spend, use up
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Examples of devour in a Sentence
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And few things are as bad for an island as invasive rats, which show up and devour everything in their path—including the eggs and chicks of native bird species, which haven’t learned to contend with mammalian predators. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Rats! Coral Reefs Aren't Getting the Bird Poop They Need," 11 July 2018 Overseas, the dinos devoured another $56.1 million from 68 markets for a foreign tally of $667.6 million -- including $237 million in China -- and global haul of $932.4 million. — Pamela Mcclintock, Billboard, "Weekend Box Office: 'Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom' Dunks 'Uncle Drew,' 'Sicario: Day of the Soldado' With $60M," 1 July 2018 Another is traumatized after watching an otter devour a baby swan. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: Snakes, Landslides & Adventures in Real Estate," 22 June 2018 Pat was a voracious reader, devouring everything from detective novels to biographies, and was extremely appreciative of the Windsor Public Library. — Hartford Courant, courant.com, "Patricia Alves," 21 June 2018 There were few children his age, so as a young man Mr. Harvey immersed himself in books, devouring the works of Freud and William James. — Harrison Smith, Washington Post, "Larry Harvey, philosophical force behind Burning Man festival, dies at 70," 29 Apr. 2018 Gregarious and inquisitive, the species is thousands of years old, but in recent years its territory has been devoured by agriculture and subdivisions, killing off 90 percent of the population. — Kate Santich, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Lake couple create haven for rare Scrub-Jays and young fans," 6 July 2018 The gravity inside a black hole is so strong that matter, in essence, forms a line around the phenomena waiting to get devoured. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Scientists Witness Aftermath of a Black Hole Destroying a Star," 15 June 2018 And there are so many delicious creations invented by skilled, passionate chefs out there waiting to be devoured. — Nick Davidson, Outside Online, "Travel Hacks for When You're on a Vegan Diet," 14 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'devour.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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devour
verb
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Kids Definition of devour
1 : to eat up hungrily
2 : to take in eagerly by the senses or mind He devoured the information.
3 : to destroy as if by eating The buildings were devoured by flames.
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