Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb devour
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb devour
Entailment of verb devour
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb devour
4 senses of devour
Sense 1
devour
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 2
devour
=> enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour
Sense 3
devour, down consume, go through
=> eat
Sense 4
devour, gulp, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat
Familiarity of verb devour
devour used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 4)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb devour
Sense 1
devour
=> destroy, ruin
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Sense 2
devour
=> enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour
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Sense 3
devour, down consume, go through
=> eat
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Sense 4
devour, gulp, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat
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Overview of verb devour
The verb devour has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) devour -- (destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home")
2. devour -- (enjoy avidly, as of a book; "She devoured his novels")
3. devour, down consume, go through -- (eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal")
4. devour, gulp, guttle, raven, pig -- (eat greedily)
Overview of adj devouring
The adj devouring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. avid, devouring, esurient, greedy -- ((often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame")
Antonyms of adj devouring
1 sense of devouring
Sense 1
avid, devouring(postnominal), esurient, greedy
INDIRECT (VIA desirous) -> undesirous, undesiring
Similarity of adj devouring
1 sense of devouring
Sense 1
avid, devouring(postnominal), esurient, greedy
=> desirous (vs. undesirous)
Attributes of adj devouring
Familiarity of adj devouring
devouring used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1)
Grep of adj devouring
all-devouring
devouring
Overview of verb devour
The verb devour has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) devour -- (destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home")
2. devour -- (enjoy avidly, as of a book; "She devoured his novels")
3. devour, down consume, go through -- (eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal")
4. devour, gulp, guttle, raven, pig -- (eat greedily)
Overview of adj devouring
The adj devouring has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts)
1. avid, devouring, esurient, greedy -- ((often followed by `for') ardently or excessively desirous; "avid for adventure"; "an avid ambition to succeed"; "fierce devouring affection"; "the esurient eyes of an avid curiosity"; "greedy for fame")
devouring definition
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