devour

devour
I
(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)
v. t. eat, wolf [down]; consume, destroy. See food, gluttony, destruction, use.
II
(Roget's IV) v.
Syn. gulp, swallow, gorge; see eat 1 .
III
(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus) v.
swallow up, eat, consume, gobble up, wolf, gulp, stuff, gorge, bolt, *polish off, guzzle, gormandize, dispatch.
IV
(Roget's Thesaurus II) verb 1. To eat completely or entirely: consume, dispatch, eat up. Informal: polish off, put away. See INGESTION. 2. To take (food) into the body as nourishment: consume, eat, fare, ingest, partake. Slang: chow. Idioms: break bread, have (or take) a bite. See INGESTION. 3. To do away with completely and destructively: consume, eat (up), swallow (up), waste. See HELP. 4. To use up foolishly or needlessly: consume, dissipate, squander, waste. See SAVE. 5. To be avidly interested in: feast on, relish. Slang: eat up. See CONCERN.

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  • devour — early 14c., from O.Fr. devorer (12c.) devour, swallow up, engulf, from L. devorare swallow down, accept eagerly, from de down (see DE (Cf. de )) + vorare to swallow (see VORACITY (Cf. voracity)). Related: Devoured; devouring …   Etymology dictionary

  • devour — index consume, despoil, destroy (efface), eliminate (eradicate), expend (consume), extirpate …   Law dictionary

  • devour — *eat, swallow, ingest, consume Analogous words: *waste, squander, dissipate: *destroy, demolish: wreck, *ruin …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • devour — [di vour′] vt. [ME devouren < OFr devorer < L devorare < de , intens. + vorare, to swallow whole: see VORACIOUS] 1. to eat or eat up hungrily, greedily, or voraciously 2. to consume or destroy with devastating force 3. to take in… …   English World dictionary

  • devour — 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 < lions devouring their prey > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Devour — Le Jeu des damnés Le Jeu des damnés (Devour) est un film américain réalisé par David Winkler, sorti en 2005. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film …   Wikipédia en Français

  • devour — verb ADVERB ▪ eagerly, greedily, hungrily ▪ He devoured the food greedily. ▪ quickly ▪ The animal quickly devoured its prey. Devour is used …   Collocations dictionary

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