Devour word meaning and definition

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Meaning and definition for "devour" word

[verb] eat greedily
[verb] eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal"
[verb] destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
[verb] enjoy avidly, as of a book; "She devoured his novels"

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\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 beast or a glutton; to prey upon. Some evil beast hath devoured him. --Gen. xxxvii. 20. 2. To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to 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 in eagerly by the senses. Longing they look, and gaping at the sight, Devour her o'er with vast delight. --Dryden. Syn: To consume; waste; destroy; annihilate.

Synonyms for devour

consume, down, go through, gulp, guttle, pig, raven

Related terms: adore, appreciate, batten, be a sucker, confound, devastate, dispatch, dissipate, feast on, get away with, gobble up, gorge, gulp down, lay waste, line, rejoice in, shipwreck, squander, swallow, take in, vaporize, wipe out

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Let's analyse "devour" as pure text. This string has Six letters in Two syllables and Three vowels. 50% of vowels is 11.4% more then average English word. Written in backwards: RUOVED. Average typing speed for these characters is 1590 milliseconds. [info]

Morse code: -.. . ...- --- ..- .-.

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: devour: 5 + 6 + 3 = 14, reduced: 5 . and the final result is Five.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: devour: 4 + 5 + 4 + 6 + 3 + 9 = 31, reduced: 4, and the final result is Four.

Tarot cards

Letter	Num.	Tarot c.	Meaning
D (1)	4	Emperor	Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (1)	5	Hierophant	Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
O (1)	15	Devil	Optimist, Gamesman, Marketer, Hunter
R (1)	18	Moon	Patient, Determined, Strong
U (1)	21	World	Gifted, Generous, Bountiful
V (1)	22	Fool	Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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