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devour

[dih-vou-uhr, -vou-er] / dɪˈvaʊ ər, -ˈvaʊ ər /
VERB
swallow, consume
Synonyms
STRONGEST
absorb destroy eat exhaust feed on go through gobble ingest inhale ravage use up wipe out
STRONG
Hoover annihilate appreciate bolt cram dispatch enjoy gorge gulp guzzle imbibe relish spend stuff take waste wolf
WEAK
be engrossed by be preoccupied bolt down chow down delight in do compulsively do voraciously drink in feast on gloat over partake of pig out polish off rejoice in revel in scarf down take in wolf down
Antonyms
STRONGEST
build
STRONG
abstain dislike hate hold keep nibble open preserve receive save
WEAK
pick

Example Sentences

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Tech is having a tough week, with fresh fears AI is going to devour software and now Alphabet’s eye-popping capital spending plans to absorb.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

“Of course it’s true. Division is a fairly recent beast that wants to devour us.”

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 24, 2025

In one episode he told a story about watching former Prime Minister Mark Rutte devour entire bunches of bananas during political negotiations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 9, 2025

The cellphone is a tool that will devour its user, if we don’t fight back.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025

I devour each scrap of newspaper that falls in my grasp.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.