Definitions for Devour
dɪˈvaʊrde·vour

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. devourverb

   destroy completely

   "Fire had devoured our home"

2. devourverb

   enjoy avidly

   "She devoured his novels"

3. devour, down, consume, go throughverb

   eat immoderately

   "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"

4. devour, guttle, raven, pigverb

   eat greedily

   "he devoured three sandwiches"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. devourverb

   To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

2. devourverb

   To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.

   The fire was devouring the building.

3. devourverb

   To take in avidly with the intellect.

   She intended to devour the book.

4. devourverb

   To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

   After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.

5. Etymology: devourer, devorer (Modern French dévorer), from devoro, from voro.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To DEVOURverb

   Etymology: devoro, Latin.

   1. To eat up ravenously, as a wild beast or animal of prey.

   We will say some evil beast hath devoured him Gen. xxxvii.

   We’ve willing dames enough: there cannot be
   That vulture in you to devour so many
   As will to greatness dedicate themselves,
   Finding it so inclin’d. William Shakespeare, Macbeth.

   So looks the pent up lion o’er the wretch
   That trembles under his devouring paws. William Shakespeare, Henry VI.

   2. To destroy or consume with rapidity and violence.

   A fire devoureth before them, and behind them a flame burneth. Joel ii. 3.

   How dire a tempest from Mycenæ pour’d,
   Our plains, our temples, and our town devour’d;
   It was the waste of war. John Dryden, Æn. b. viii.

   Notwithstanding that Socrates lived in the time of this devouring pestilence at Athens, he never caught the least infection. Joseph Addison, Spectator, №. 195.

   3. To swallow up; to annihilate.

   He seemed in swiftness to devour the way William Shakespeare.

   Such a pleasure as grows fresher upon enjoyment; and though continually fed upon, yet is never devoured. South.

   Death stalks behind thee, and each flying hour
   Does some loose remnant of thy life devour. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Devour

   Devour is a song by American rock band Shinedown. The song was released as the first single in promotion of the band's third studio album, The Sound of Madness. The track landed online and at multi-format rock radio outlets nationwide on May 5. As has been the case with other new singles by bands such as Disturbed, Theory of a Deadman, and Seether, "Devour" is so far Shinedown's fastest rising single to date, reaching the top five of the Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart in four weeks. In a No. 1 countdown interview, vocalist Brent Smith said that the single was "a letter to the President," and that it is about Smith's distaste towards George W. Bush. It is their second No. 1 song on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart.

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1. devour

   To devour something means to eat it quickly and hungrily. It can also mean to consume or use something up rapidly and completely, or to focus oneself on an activity or interest eagerly or obsessively.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. Devourverb

   to eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon

2. Devourverb

   to seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate

3. Devourverb

   to enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses

WikidataRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Devour

   Devour is a 2005 horror film directed by David Winkler.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Devour

   de-vowr′, v.t. to swallow greedily: to eat up: to consume or waste with violence or wantonness: to destroy: to gaze intently on.—n. Devour′er.—adj. Devour′ing.—adv. Devour′ingly.—n. Devour′ment. [O. Fr. devorer—L. devorāre—de, inten., and vorāre, to swallow. See Voracious.]

Matched Categories

1. • Destroy
   • Eat
   • Enjoy

How to pronounce Devour?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

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   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say Devour in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Devour in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Devour in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of Devour in a Sentence

1. Matthew Dube (at weed thumb):

   Personal power is the ability to stand on your two feet with a wide smile amid a plethora of universal circumstances that are ready to crush you or devour you.

2. Henry Ward Beecher:

   The power of hiding ourselves from one another is mercifully given, for men are wild beasts, and would devour one another but for this protection.

3. Charles de LEUSSE:

   We want the qualities of fools that our faults devour, then us. (Nous voulons qualités des fous - Que nos défauts dévorent, puis nous.) [Fables1, The Cheetah / Le Guépard]

4. Amaro Lopes de Souza:

   Those who are destroying the Amazon are the big farms, and it's those big farmers who made (Bolsonaro) president. Now, they think they can deforest and burn and devour everything.

5. Socrates:

   Snowmen come to life during the full moon to devour children.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Devour
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Devour
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Devour
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devour
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Devour
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Devour
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Devour