Devour definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary DEVOUR, v.t. [L., to eat.] 1. To eat up; to ... hath devoured him. Genesis 37. In the morning, he shall devour the prey. Genesis 49. 2. To destroy; to consume with ... send a fire into the house of Hazael, which shall devour the palaces of Ben-Hadad. Amos 1. Famine and pestilence shall devour him. Ezek 7. 3. To destroy; to annihilate; to consume. He seemed in swiftness to devour the way. 4. To waste; to consume; to spend ...
... 1828 Dictionary VORA'CIOUS, a. [L. vorax, from voro, to devour; Heb. to clear away, to consume; Gr. food.] 1. Greedy ... as a voracious man or appetite. 2. Rapacious; eager to devour; as voracious animals. 3. Ready to swallow up; as a ... Webster's adjective Etymology: Latin vorac-, vorax, from vorare to devour; akin to Old English ?cweorran to guzzle, Latin gurges whirlpool, Greek bibr?skein to devour Date: 1635 1. having a huge appetite ; ravenous 2. excessively ... adv. voraciousness n. voracity n. Etymology: L vorax f. vorare devour Webster's 1913 Dictionary Voracious Vo*ra"cious, a. [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. ...
... food). b intr. consume food; take a meal. c tr. devour (eaten by a lion). 2 intr. (foll. by (away) at ... rub, Edible.] 1. To chew and swallow as food; to devour; -- said especially of food not liquid; as, to eat bread ... to gain slowly to windward of her. Syn: To consume; devour; gnaw; corrode. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eat Eat ([=e]t ... rub, Edible.] 1. To chew and swallow as food; to devour; -- said especially of food not liquid; as, to eat bread ... to gain slowly to windward of her. Syn: To consume; devour; gnaw; corrode. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Eat Eat ([=e]t ... rub, Edible.] 1. To chew and swallow as food; to devour; -- said especially of food not liquid; as, to eat ...
... s 1828 Dictionary ENGORGE, v.t. engorj'. To swallow;; to devour; to gorge; properly, to swallow with greediness, or in large quantities. ENGORGE, v.t. engorj'. To devour; to feed with eagerness or voracity. WordNet (r) 3.0 ... s verb Etymology: Middle French engorgier, from Old French, to devour, from en- + gorge throat — more at gorge Date: 1515 transitive ... a be crammed. b Med. be congested with blood. 2 devour greedily. Derivatives: engorgement n. Etymology: F engorger (as EN-(1 ... 2. To swallow with greediness or in large quantities; to devour. --Spenser. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Engorge En*gorge", v. i ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms I. v. a. 1. Gorge, devour, swallow up, swallow eagerly, gulp down. 2. ( Med. ) Fill ...
... pound of meat in the course of one meal" [syn: devour, down, consume, go through] 2: serve oneself to, or consume ... quantity < consumed several bags of pretzels > b. to enjoy avidly ; devour < mysteries, which she consumes for fun — E. R. Lipson > 4 ... expend; to waste; to burn up; to eat up; to devour. If he were putting to my house the brand That ... akhal, kalah, tamam; analisko): In Old Testament 'akhal ("to eat," "devour") occurs very frequently, and is translated "consumed" (Ge 31:40 ... a consuming fire." In the Revised Version (British and American) "devour," "devoured" are several times substituted for "consume," "consumed," e.g ... English Synonyms I. v. a. Destroy, waste, spend, expend, exhaust, devour, lavish, squander, dissipate, use up. II. v. n. Waste ...
... the genus Corvus. RAVEN, v.t. rav'n. 1. To devour with great eagerness; to eat with voracity. Our natures do ... prey, predate] 3: eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" [syn: devour, guttle, raven, pig] 4: feed greedily; "The lions ravened the ... prowl for food ; prey 3. plunder transitive verb 1. to devour greedily 2. despoil < men…raven the earth, destroying its resources ... plundering. d prowl for prey (ravening beast). 2 a tr. devour voraciously. b intr. (usu. foll. by for) have a ravenous ... Prey, plunder, food obtained by violence, ravin. III. v. a. Devour, eat with voracity. IV. v. n. [Written also Ravin.] Prey ... dark as night, dark as pitch, deep black, depredate, despoil, devour, ebon, ebony, engorge, eye hungrily, feel hungry, fleece, forage, ...
... Dictionary VORA'CIOUSNESS, n. Greediness of appetite; ravenousness; eagerness to devour; rapaciousness. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: excessive desire ... Vo*ra"cious, a. [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf. Devour.] Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man ...
... numerous in Africa and the S. of Asia as to devour every green thing, and when they migrate, they fly in ... numerous in Africa and the south of Asia as to devour every green thing; and when they migrate, they fly in ... of a serpent)). (7) chacil, from the root chacal, "to devour" (compare Arabic chaucal, "crop" (of a bird)). (8) gobh, from ... 7:13), ".... if I command the locust (English Versions) to devour the land," the migratory locust seems to be referred to ...
... greedily. 2 tr. a (often refl.) satiate, glut. b swallow, devour greedily. Phrases and idioms: cast the gorge at reject with ... whirlpool, gulf, abyss; cf. Skr. gargara whirlpool, g[.r] to devour. Cf. Gorget.] 1. The throat; the gullet; the canal by ... Throat, gullet, oesephagus. 3. Stomach. II. v. a. 1. Swallow, devour, eat heartily, bolt. 2. Glut, satiate, cram, stuff, fill full ... crowd, cul-de-sac, cut, cwm, dead end, defile, dell, devour, dike, ditch, donga, draw, drench, embolism, embolus, engorge, esophagus, excavation ...
... Vo*ra"cious, a. [L. vorax, -acis, fr. vorare to devour; akin to Gr. ? meat, food, ? to devour, Skr. gar. Cf. Devour.] Greedy in eating; very hungry; eager to devour or swallow; ravenous; gluttonous; edacious; rapacious; as, a voracious man ...
... with greediness; consumed; destroyed; wasted; slain. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Devour De*vour", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devoured; p. pr ... use up; to waste; to annihilate. Famine and pestilence shall devour him. --Ezek. vii. 15. I waste my life and do my days devour. --Spenser. 3. To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take ... the senses. Longing they look, and gaping at the sight, Devour her o'er with vast delight. --Dryden. Syn: To consume ...
... fame" [syn: avid, devouring, esurient, greedy] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Devour De*vour", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devoured; p. pr ... use up; to waste; to annihilate. Famine and pestilence shall devour him. --Ezek. vii. 15. I waste my life and do my days devour. --Spenser. 3. To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take ... the senses. Longing they look, and gaping at the sight, Devour her o'er with vast delight. --Dryden. Syn: To consume ...
... pillage. 1. To feed by violence, or to seize and devour. The wolf preys on sheep; the hawk preys on chickens ... for the sake of booty 2. a. to seize and devour prey b. to commit violence or robbery or fraud 3 ... prey; to take for food by violence; to seize and devour. --Shak. (c) To wear away gradually; to cause to waste ... purpose, casualty, chase, cheat, consume, cozen, defraud, depress, destination, destroy, devour, distress, dupe, eat, end, end in view, exploit, fall guy ...
... Webster's I. verb (fretted; fretting) Etymology: Middle English, to devour, fret, from Old English fretan to devour; akin to Old High German frezzan to devour, ezzan to eat — more at eat Date: 12th century transitive ... fra-itan. See For, and Eat, v. t.] 1. To devour. [Obs.] The sow frete the child right in the cradle ...