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devour

 

[ dษชหˆvaสŠษ™r ]

Verb
Context #1 | Verb

eating quickly

To devour means to eat something quickly and eagerly. It can also mean to consume something entirely or destructively. This word is often used to describe animals eating their prey or people eating a large meal very quickly.

Synonyms

consume, eat up, gobble up, ingest

Examples of usage

  • He devoured the entire pizza in just a few minutes.
  • The tiger devoured its prey in a matter of seconds.
  • She devoured the book in one sitting.

Translations

Translations of the word "devour" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น devorar

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคจเคฟเค—เคฒเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช verschlingen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ melahap

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฟะพะณะปะธะฝะฐั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ poลผeraฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใ‚€ใ•ใผใ‚Š้ฃŸใ† (musabori kuu)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท dรฉvorer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ devorar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท yutmak

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ฒŒ๊ฑธ์Šค๋Ÿฝ๊ฒŒ ๋จน๋‹ค (gegalseureopge meokda)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ูŠู„ุชู‡ู… (yaltahim)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ hltat

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ hltaลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅžๅ™ฌ (tลซnshรฌ)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ poลพreti

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ gleypa

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะถาฑั‚ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒญแƒ›แƒ (shech'ma)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ udmaq

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ devorar

Etymology

The word 'devour' originated from the Latin word 'devorare', which means 'to swallow down, gulp down'. It has been in use in the English language since the 14th century. Over the years, the word has retained its meaning of consuming something quickly or destructively.

See also: devoured, devouring.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #15,163, this word belongs to specialized vocabulary. While not common in everyday speech, it enriches your ability to express complex ideas.