eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home" enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels
To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon
devourer
Silbentrennung
de·vour·er
Aussprache
Etymologie
[ di-'vau(&)r, dE- ] (transitive verb.) 14th century. Middle English, from Middle French devourer, from Latin devorare, from de- + vorare to devour; more at VORACIOUS.