Synonyms for devour
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-vou-uh r, -vou-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvaʊ ər, -ˈvaʊ ər |
Top 10 synonyms for devour Other synonyms for the word devour
- annihilate
- appreciate
- be engrossed by
- be preoccupied
- bolt
- bolt down
- chow down
- cram
- delight in
- dispatch
- do compulsively
- do voraciously
- drink in
- enjoy
- feast on
- gloat over
- gorge
- gulp
- guzzle
- Hoover
- imbibe
- partake of
- pig out
- polish off
- rejoice in
- relish
- revel in
- scarf down
- spend
- stuff
- take
- take in
- use up
- waste
- wipe out
- wolf
- wolf down
Définition of devour
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
- The maddened flames leaped and crackled as if to devour him.
- Extract from : « Opera Stories from Wagner » by Florence Akin
- In this region there are whole nations of cannibals, who devour their captives.
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox
- Beneath his wheedling air there was the determination to devour everything.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Eager, hungry breath it was, like that of hounds seeking to devour him.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- The wolf, that runs away from a lion, will devour a lamb the next moment.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- And I snatched her hand; and, more than kissed it, I was ready to devour it.
- Extract from : « Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) » by Samuel Richardson
- He has gone now, but he is sure to return and devour us as well.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- The latter bared his teeth, stretched out his claws, and was about to devour him.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- On the earth our tiger-beast will devour your sheep and your ox.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- Run with open eyes into the mouth of that destruction that gapes to devour thee!
- Extract from : « Imogen » by William Godwin
Antonyms for devour
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