devour meaning

UK US /dɪˈvaʊɚ/ 3 syllables

devour (verb): destroy completely.

devour has 4 meanings in this dictionary.

devour as a verb

  1. destroy completely
    • Fire had devoured our home

    Type of: destroy

  2. enjoy avidly
    • She devoured his novels

    Type of: enjoy

  3. eat up completely, as with great appetite
    • Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal
    • The teenagers demolished four pizzas among them

    Synonyms: demolish, down, consume, go through

    Type of: eat up

    Related forms: devourer

  4. eat greedily
    • he devoured three sandwiches

    Synonyms: guttle, raven, pig

    Type of: eat

How to pronounce devour

devour is pronounced /dɪˈvaʊɚ/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the second syllable.

Words that rhyme with devour

Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in UR · 6-letter words

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