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1 devour
1 ( consume) lit, fig dévorer [food, book] ; consommer beaucoup de [petrol, resources] ; to be devoured by être dévoré par [passion, jealousy] ; to devour sb with one's eyes dévorer qn des yeux ; -
2 devour
devour [dɪˈvaʊər]* * *[dɪ'vaʊə(r)]transitive verb1) ( consume) lit, fig dévorer [food, book]; consommer beaucoup de [petrol, resources]2) ( destroy) dévorer -
3 devour
devour [dɪ'vaʊə(r)]∎ he devoured her with his eyes il l'a dévorée des yeux∎ figurative devoured by hatred dévoré par la haine -
4 devour
(to eat up greedily: The young zebra was devoured by a lion; She devoured the chocolates.) dévorer -
5 murder
A n2 ○ ( hell) it's murder in town today! c'est infernal en ville aujourd'hui ○ ! ; finding a parking space here is sheer murder! trouver à se garer ici, c'est infernal ○ ! ; to be murder on the feet/nerves être un cauchemar pour les pieds/nerfs.B modif [inquiry, investigation] sur un meurtre ; [scene, weapon] du crime ; [squad, trial] criminel/-elle ; murder hunt chasse f à l'assassin ; murder suspect meurtrier présumé/meurtrière présumée m/f ; murder victim victime f (d'un meurtre) ; gen [story, mystery] policier/-ière.C vtr3 ○ ( ruin) massacrer ○ [language, piece of music] ;4 ○ ( defeat) écraser ○, battre [qn] à plates coutures [team, opponents] ;to get away with murder [dishonest people] s'en tirer impunément ; that child gets away with murder! on lui passe tout à cet enfant! ; to scream ou yell blue GB ou bloody US murder ○ [child] crier comme un putois ; [public figure, press] s'indigner. -
6 demolish
demolish [dɪ'mɒlɪʃ]
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Devour — means to eat greedily. The term devour may refer to: Devour (film), a 2005 film which was directed by David Winkler Devour (song), a 2008 single by Shinedown Devour , a 2002 song by Disturbed Devour , a 2009 song by Marilyn Manson Devour Records… … Wikipedia
Devour — De*vour , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devoured}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devouring}.] [F. d[ e]vorer, fr. L. devorare; de + vorare to eat greedily, swallow up. See {Voracious}.] 1. To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devour — early 14c., from O.Fr. devorer (12c.) devour, swallow up, engulf, from L. devorare swallow down, accept eagerly, from de down (see DE (Cf. de )) + vorare to swallow (see VORACITY (Cf. voracity)). Related: Devoured; devouring … Etymology dictionary
devour — index consume, despoil, destroy (efface), eliminate (eradicate), expend (consume), extirpate … Law dictionary
devour — *eat, swallow, ingest, consume Analogous words: *waste, squander, dissipate: *destroy, demolish: wreck, *ruin … New Dictionary of Synonyms
devour — [v] swallow, consume absorb, annihilate, appreciate, be engrossed by, be preoccupied, bolt, bolt down*, chow down*, cram*, delight in, destroy, dispatch, do compulsively, do voraciously, drink in, eat, enjoy, exhaust, feast on, feed on, gloat… … New thesaurus
devour — ► VERB 1) eat greedily. 2) (of fire or a similar force) consume destructively. 3) read quickly and eagerly. 4) (be devoured) be totally absorbed by an emotion. DERIVATIVES devourer noun. ORIGIN … English terms dictionary
devour — [di vour′] vt. [ME devouren < OFr devorer < L devorare < de , intens. + vorare, to swallow whole: see VORACIOUS] 1. to eat or eat up hungrily, greedily, or voraciously 2. to consume or destroy with devastating force 3. to take in… … English World dictionary
devour — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French devour , stem of devorer, from Latin devorare, from de + vorare to devour more at voracious Date: 14th century 1. to eat up greedily or ravenously < lions devouring their prey > … New Collegiate Dictionary
Devour — Le Jeu des damnés Le Jeu des damnés (Devour) est un film américain réalisé par David Winkler, sorti en 2005. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution 4 Autour du film … Wikipédia en Français
devour — verb ADVERB ▪ eagerly, greedily, hungrily ▪ He devoured the food greedily. ▪ quickly ▪ The animal quickly devoured its prey. Devour is used … Collocations dictionary