devour

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

de·vour [devour devours devoured devouring] BrE [dɪˈvaʊə(r)] NAmE [dɪˈvaʊər] verb
1. ~ sth to eat all of sth quickly, especially because you are very hungry
Syn: gobble up
•He devoured half of his burger in one bite.
2. to read or look at sth with great interest and enthusiasm
•She devoured everything she could lay her hands on: books, magazines and newspapers.
3. ~ sb/th (formal)to destroy sb/sth
Syn: ↑engulf
•Flames devoured the house.
Idiom: ↑devoured by something
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Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- ‘down’ + vorare ‘to swallow’.

Example Bank:
•His dark eyes devoured her beauty.
•The animal quickly devoured its prey.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  guttle, raven, pig, down, consume, go through