to swallow or eat up hungrily, voraciously, or ravenously.

to consume destructively, recklessly, or wantonly

Fire devoured the old museum.

to engulf or swallow up.

to take in greedily with the senses or intellect

to devour the works of Freud.

to absorb or engross wholly

a mind devoured by fears.

verb

abstain , pick

verb

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 over , gobble , gorge * , go through , gulp , guzzle , hoover , imbibe , ingest , inhale , partake of , pig out * , polish off * , ravage , rejoice in , relish , revel in , scarf down , spend , stuff , take , take in , use up , waste , wipe out , wolf * , wolf down , eat up , consume , fare , partake , swallow , dissipate , squander , engulf , gorge