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devour definition
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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 -------------- Sense 2 devour => enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour -------------- Sense 3 devour, down consume, go through => eat -------------- Sense 4 devour, gulp, guttle, raven, pig => eat -------------- Grep of noun devour devourer 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) Grep of adj devour devoured 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)
devour definition
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