Devour — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

destroy completely

enjoy avidly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈuːbɪɾəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪvˈaʊə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪvˈaʊə/

2 syllables Say it as /dˈuːbɪɾəbəl/.

Examples

Fire had devoured our home
She devoured his novels
Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

go through raven down consume guttle pig

Parts of Speech

verb	destroy completely “Fire had devoured our home”
verb	enjoy avidly “She devoured his novels”
verb	eat immoderately “Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal”
verb	eat greedily “he devoured three sandwiches”

Word Forms

devourer	noun	someone who eats greedily or voraciously
pig	noun	a person regarded as greedy and pig-like

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

verschlingen

komplett zerstören

🇫🇷French

dévorer

détruire complètement

🇪🇸Spanish

devorar

destruir completamente

🇮🇹Italian

divorare

distruggere completamente

🇳🇱Dutch

verslinden

volledig vernietigen

🇵🇹Portuguese

devorar

destruir completamente

🇷🇺Russian

пожирать

полностью уничтожить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

खा जाना

पूरी तरह से नष्ट कर दो

🇧🇩Bengali

গ্রাস করা

সম্পূর্ণরূপে ধ্বংস

🇮🇳Tamil

விழுங்க

முற்றிலும் அழிக்க

🇮🇳Telugu

మ్రింగివేయు

పూర్తిగా నాశనం

🇮🇳Marathi

खाऊन टाकणे

पूर्णपणे नष्ट करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ખાઈ જવું

સંપૂર્ણપણે નાશ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಬಳಿಸು

ಸಂಪೂರ್ಣವಾಗಿ ನಾಶಮಾಡು

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിഴുങ്ങുക

പൂർണ്ണമായും നശിപ്പിക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨਿਗਲਣਾ

ਪੂਰੀ ਤਰ੍ਹਾਂ ਨਸ਼ਟ ਕਰੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھا

مکمل طور پر تباہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

吞食

彻底摧毁

🇯🇵Japanese

むさぼり食う

完全に破壊する

🇰🇷Korean

삼키다

완전히 파괴하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ngấu nghiến

phá hủy hoàn toàn

🇹🇭Thai

กิน

ทำลายล้างให้หมดสิ้น

🇮🇩Indonesian

melahap

menghancurkan sepenuhnya

🇵🇭Filipino

lumamon

ganap na sirain

🇲🇾Malay

melahap

musnah sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يلتهم

تدمير تماما

🇮🇷Persian

بلعیدن

به طور کامل نابود کند

🇹🇷Turkish

yutmak

tamamen yok etmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִטרוֹף

להרוס לחלוטין

Test Yourself1 / 3

What is the primary definition of the word 'devour'?

The primary meaning of 'devour' is 'destroy completely'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'devour' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'devour' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'devour' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'devour' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

Community Poll1 / 6

How often do you encounter the word 'devour' in your daily reading?

Very Often

Occasionally

Rarely

Never

Do you find 'devour' easy to spell?

Yes, very easy

Somewhat easy

A bit confusing

Extremely hard

In your opinion, does the word 'devour' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?

Positive

Neutral

Gloomy

Vibrant

Which age group is most likely to use 'devour' in regular conversations?

Kids (3-12)

Teens (13-19)

Adults (20-60)

Seniors (60+)

How likely are you to use 'devour' in a professional email?

Very likely

Somewhat likely

Not very likely

Never

Would you classify 'devour' as formal, casual, or slang?

Formal

Casual

Slang

Archaic

Pick an option to see how others voted