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devour

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Verb

eat greedily
- he devoured three sandwiches

eat immoderately
- Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

enjoy avidly
- She devoured his novels

destroy completely
- Fire had devoured our home

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Synonyms:
guttle raven pig down consume go through

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Words pronounced/spelled similarly to "devour":
devoir devourer diver dover debar defer devour
Words contain "devour":
all-devouring devour devourer devouring
Words contain "devour" in its definition in English - English (Wordnet) dictionary:
herpestes ichneumon ichneumon devour

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