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devour

[dih-vou-uhr, -vou-er] / dɪˈvaʊ ər, -ˈvaʊ ər /


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Devour them as I did and you, too, will earn an honorary baccalaureate in some of childhood’s most enduring topics.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2022

Devour Tastes and Traditions Food Tour — I was really excited to take another food tour while in Lisbon.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2022

Ultimately, Devour released a more saucy version of its ad online and one that was deemed appropriate for television.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2019

But the backlash may well be worth it, as the Devour Foods “uncensored” ad has already been viewed over 8 million times on YouTube — more than any other published commercial before the big game.

From Fox News • Jan. 29, 2019

Devour, de-vowr′, v.t. to swallow greedily: to eat up: to consume or waste with violence or wantonness: to destroy: to gaze intently on.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various




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