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devour

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devour in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. eat immoderately
    "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
    devour  down  consume  go through 
  2. eat greedily
    "he devoured three sandwiches"
    devour  guttle  raven  pig 
  3. destroy completely
    "Fire had devoured our home"
    devour 
  4. enjoy avidly
    "She devoured his novels"
    devour 
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