Devour has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
destroy completely
"Fire had devoured our home"
2
enjoy avidly
"She devoured his novels"
3
eat up completely, as with great appetite
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
"The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"
4
eat greedily
"he devoured three sandwiches"
5
To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
Example Sentences
"Fire had devoured our home"
verb
"She devoured his novels"
verb
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
verb
"The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them"
verb
"he devoured three sandwiches"
verb
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