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Grammar : Verb
Spell : dih-vou-uh r, -vou-er
Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvaʊ ər, -ˈvaʊ ər



Definition of devoured

Origin :
  • early 14c., from Old French devorer (12c.) "devour, swallow up, engulf," from Latin devorare "swallow down, accept eagerly," from de- "down" (see de-) + vorare "to swallow" (see voracity). Related: Devoured; devouring.
  • verb swallow, consume
Example sentences :
  • But the torment of spirit moved faster than ever and devoured me.
  • Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
  • It were better for me to have been devoured by the dragon, as my poor companions were.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • They declared that Rhiannon had devoured the child, her own baby.
  • Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
  • The dogs had devoured even the entrails of the seal, and began to gnaw their traces.
  • Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
  • He devoured it eagerly—nor was it forgotten as soon as finished.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • For two years he devoured an incalculable number of volumes.
  • Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
  • But as he passed his claws through her hair, he tore off a bit of her skin and devoured it.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • Now the woman wanted to call for help, but the panther seized and devoured her.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • “A panther has devoured our mother and our brother,” said the girls.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • “A panther has devoured our mother and brother,” said the girls.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

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