devour
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verb- 1.
(transitive)To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
Đồng nghĩa: gobble, gorge, wolf, engorge
- 2.
(idiomatic, transitive)To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
The fire was devouring the building.
Đồng nghĩa: consume, devastate, overwhelm
- 3.
(idiomatic, transitive)To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
She intended to devour the book.
- 4.
(idiomatic, transitive)To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.
Đồng nghĩa: devastate, overwhelm
- 5.
(Internet, intransitive)(originally drag slang, Internet slang, intransitive) Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.
She devoured! She left no crumbs!
Đồng nghĩa: go hard, kick ass, bang, devour, eat, eat and leave no crumbs, excel, go hard, kick, kick ass, rock, rule, shine, slap, slay, eat
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ine-pro Middle English devouren, from Old French devorer (Modern French dévorer), from Latin dēvorō, from vorō.