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devour
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; "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, guttle, raven, pig -- (eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches")
Grep of noun devour
devourer
Antonyms of verb devour
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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
=> eat
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sense 4
devour, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat
=> eat
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb devour
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated 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, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat
'Cause To' of verb devour
Derived Forms of verb devour
1 of 4 senses of devour
Sense 3
devour, down, consume, go through
RELATED TO>(noun) devourer#1
=> devourer
Domain of verb devour
Domain Terms of verb devour
Familiarity of verb devour
devour used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count =4)
Sample Sentences of verb devour
4 senses of devour
Sense 1
devour
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
devour
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
devour, down, consume, go through
EX: They devour more bread
Sense 4
devour, guttle, raven, pig
EX: They devour more bread
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb devour
4 senses of devour
Sense 1
devour
> destroy, ruin
=> burn, fire, burn down
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> harry, ravage
=> break
=> break, bust
=> vandalize, vandalise
=> do a job on
=> subvert
=> get
=> devour
=> rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
=> explode
=> consume
=> shipwreck
=> bust up, wreck, wrack
=> kick in, kick down
=> wash out
Sense 2
devour
> enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour
=> feast one's eyes
=> devour
Sense 3
devour, down, consume, go through
> eat
=> wash down
=> gluttonize, gluttonise, fress
=> wolf, wolf down
=> slurp
=> fare
=> pitch in, dig in
=> pick at, peck at, peck
=> peck, pick up
=> gobble, bolt
=> garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down
=> nibble, pick, piece
=> ruminate
=> dunk, dip
=> devour, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat up, finish, polish off
=> devour, down, consume, go through
=> fill up, fill
Sense 4
devour, guttle, raven, pig
> eat
=> wash down
=> gluttonize, gluttonise, fress
=> wolf, wolf down
=> slurp
=> fare
=> pitch in, dig in
=> pick at, peck at, peck
=> peck, pick up
=> gobble, bolt
=> garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down
=> nibble, pick, piece
=> ruminate
=> dunk, dip
=> devour, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat up, finish, polish off
=> devour, down, consume, go through
=> fill up, fill
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, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat
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Grep of verb devour
devour
Grep of adj devour
devouring
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