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English verb: devour | |||
| 1. | devour (contact) destroy completely | ||
| Samples | Fire had devoured our home. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||
| 2. | devour (emotion) enjoy avidly | ||
| Samples | She devoured his novels. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bask, enjoy, relish, savor, savour | ||
| 3. | devour (consumption) eat immoderately | ||
| Samples | Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal. | ||
| Examples | They devour more bread | ||
| Synonyms | consume, down, go through | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
| 4. | devour (consumption) eat greedily | ||
| Samples | He devoured three sandwiches. | ||
| Examples | They devour more bread | ||
| Synonyms | guttle, pig, raven | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | eat | ||
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