devour

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verb

1. destroy completely (Freq. 1)
- Fire had devoured our home
• Hypernyms:
destroy, ruin
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. enjoy avidly
- She devoured his novels
• Hypernyms:
enjoy, bask, relish, savor, savour
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. eat immoderately
- Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
• Syn:
down, consume, go through
• Derivationally related forms:
devourer
• Hypernyms:
eat
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s somebody
- They devour more bread
4. eat greedily
- he devoured three sandwiches
• Syn:
guttle, raven, pig
• Derivationally related forms:
pig (for: pig)
• Hypernyms:
eat
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- They devour more bread

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  guttle, raven, pig, down, consume, go through