verb🔗ShareTo eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously."The hungry student devoured his sandwich during the short lunch break. "foodactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste."The fire was devouring the building."disasteractionenvironmentwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze."She intended to devour the book."mindactionliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner."After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief."mindcharacteractionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
