devour

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. fiil To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

   “Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future.”

2. fiil To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.

   “The fire was devouring the building.”

3. fiil To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.

   “She intended to devour the book.”

4. fiil To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

   “After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief.”

5. fiil Synonym of eat: to be very good at something; to slay.

   “She devoured! She left no crumbs!”