Definitions for devourdɪˈvaʊr
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
de•vourdɪˈvaʊr(v.t.)
to swallow or eat up hungrily.
to consume destructively; demolish:
Fire devoured the museum.
to take in greedily with the senses or intellect:
to devour a book.
to absorb or engross wholly:
a mind devoured by hatred.
Origin of devour:
1275–1325; ME < AF, OF devourer < L dēvorāre to swallow down =dē-de - +vorāre to eat up
de•vour′ing•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
devour(verb)
destroy completely
"Fire had devoured our home"
devour(verb)
enjoy avidly
"She devoured his novels"
devour, down, consume, go through(verb)
eat immoderately
"Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
devour, guttle, raven, pig(verb)
eat greedily
"he devoured three sandwiches"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
devour(verb)ɪˈvaʊr
to eat quickly or hungrily
He devoured three bowls of pasta.
devourɪˈvaʊr
to read or watch with great enthusiasm
She devoured all the Harry Potter novels.
devourɪˈvaʊr
(of an emotion) to fill sb completely
He was devoured by guilt.
Wiktionary
devour(Verb)
To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
devour(Verb)
To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
The fire was devouring the building.
devour(Verb)
To take in avidly with the intellect.
She intended to devour the book.
devour(Verb)
To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.
Origin: devourer, devorer (Modern French dévorer), from devoro, from voro.
Webster Dictionary
Devour(verb)
to eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon
Devour(verb)
to seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate
Devour(verb)
to enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses
Translations for devour
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- verslind, kafdrafAfrikaans
- يَفْتَرِس، يَلْتَهِمArabic
- поглъщамBulgarian
- devorarPortuguese (BR)
- sežrat, zhltnoutCzech
- verschlingenGerman
- sluge; fortæreDanish
- καταβροχθίζωGreek
- devorarSpanish
- nahka panemaEstonian
- بلعیدن؛ با ولع خوردنFarsi
- ahmiaFinnish
- dévorerFrench
- “לִטרוֹף”Hebrew
- खाजाना, जल्दी-जल्दी और सूक्ष्मता से पढ़ना, बर्बाद करनाHindi
- proždiratiCroatian
- elnyelHungarian
- melahapIndonesian
- éta, háma, gleypa í sigIcelandic
- divorareItalian
- がつがつ食べるJapanese
- 게걸스레 먹다Korean
- (su)rytiLithuanian
- []rītLatvian
- telanMalay
- verslindenDutch
- sluke, kaste i seg, fortæreNorwegian
- pożeraćPolish
- بلعیدن؛ با ولع خوردنPersian
- په حريصانه تو ګه ډوډۍ خوړل: ضايع كول، تباه كول، نا بودكولPashto
- devorarPortuguese
- a devora; a mânca cu lăcomieRomanian
- пожиратьRussian
- zhltnúťSlovak
- požretiSlovenian
- proždiratiSerbian
- slukaSwedish
- กินอย่างตะกละThai
- gövdeye indirmek, silip süpürmekTurkish
- 狼吞虎嚥Chinese (Trad.)
- пожирати; поглинатиUkrainian
- نگلناUrdu
- ăn ngấu ăn nghiếnVietnamese
- 狼吞虎咽Chinese (Simp.)
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