Synonyms for devoured
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : dih-vou-uh r, -vou-er |
| Phonetic Transcription : dɪˈvaʊ ər, -ˈvaʊ ər |
Top 10 synonyms for devoured Other synonyms for the word devoured
- annihilate
- appreciate
- be engrossed by
- be preoccupied
- bolt
- bolt down
- chow down
- cram
- delight in
- dispatch
- do compulsively
- do voraciously
- drink in
- enjoy
- feast on
- gloat over
- gorge
- gulp
- guzzle
- Hoover
- imbibe
- partake of
- pig out
- polish off
- rejoice in
- relish
- revel in
- scarf down
- spend
- stuff
- take
- take in
- use up
- waste
- wipe out
- wolf
- wolf down
Définition of devoured
Origin :- early 14c., from Old French devorer (12c.) "devour, swallow up, engulf," from Latin devorare "swallow down, accept eagerly," from de- "down" (see de-) + vorare "to swallow" (see voracity). Related: Devoured; devouring.
- verb swallow, consume
- But the torment of spirit moved faster than ever and devoured me.
- Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola
- It were better for me to have been devoured by the dragon, as my poor companions were.
- Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- They declared that Rhiannon had devoured the child, her own baby.
- Extract from : « Welsh Fairy Tales » by William Elliott Griffis
- The dogs had devoured even the entrails of the seal, and began to gnaw their traces.
- Extract from : « The Field of Ice » by Jules Verne
- He devoured it eagerly—nor was it forgotten as soon as finished.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 9 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- For two years he devoured an incalculable number of volumes.
- Extract from : « A Comedy of Marriage and Other Tales » by Guy De Maupassant
- But as he passed his claws through her hair, he tore off a bit of her skin and devoured it.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- Now the woman wanted to call for help, but the panther seized and devoured her.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- “A panther has devoured our mother and our brother,” said the girls.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
- “A panther has devoured our mother and brother,” said the girls.
- Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
Antonyms for devoured
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