He devoured everything on his plate. The lions devoured their prey. She devoured every golf magazine she could find. He watched intently, devouring the scene before him with his eyes.
Recent Examples on the WebMost blockchains, including bitcoin’s, devour large amounts of energy, sparking criticism from some investors and environmentalists. Reuters, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 At about a 40% tax rate, that will devour almost $1,000 of the bond’s return. Jason Zweig, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 With so many leggy bachelors roaming around, females can afford to devour a few—so to avoid becoming a postcoital snack, male spiders must flee immediately after procreation. Jack Tamisiea, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2022 Water improvements aside, data centers devour a lot of electricity. Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 11 July 2022 But the etymology also reflects a suspicion that interest allows the rich to devour the poor. Adam Rowe, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 As macrophages, their role is to actively devour and destroy any invading microbes. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 But this marsupial has places to be and pests to devour. Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 20 July 2022 These plump caterpillars get about four inches long and can devour all the leaves on a tomato plant in a single day, but are completely harmless to humans. Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French devour-, stem of devorer, from Latin devorare, from de- + vorare to devour — more at voracious