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Synonyms
de·vour (dĭ-vouŕ)

[Middle English devouren, from Old French devourer, from Latin dēvorāre, dē-, de-, + vorāre, to swallow.]

transitive verb: -voured, -vour·ing, -vours. 

  1. To eat up greedily. See synonyms at eat
  2. To destroy, consume, or waste: Flames devoured the structure in minutes.
  3. To take in eagerly: devour a novel.
  4. To prey upon voraciously: was devoured by jealousy.

derivatives

de·vouŕer
noun
de·vouŕing·ly
adverb