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devour
verb
Eat greedily
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dɪˈvaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)
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verb
Eat greedily
“He devoured three sandwiches”
verb
Eat up completely, as with great appetite
“Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”
verb
To consume
“Fire had devoured our home”
verb
Enjoy avidly
“She devoured his novels”
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He devoured three sandwiches
Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them
Fire had devoured our home
She devoured his novels
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