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    Devorar (en. Devour)

    /de.vo.'ɾaɾ/

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishSpanish
    verb
    To eat something eagerly.
    The boy devoured his plate of spaghetti in a matter of minutes.
    El niño devoró su plato de espaguetis en cuestión de minutos.
    To consume something intensely or destructively.
    The fire quickly devoured the forest.
    El fuego devoró rápidamente el bosque.
    To feel an intense desire for something.
    Curiosity devoured him as he read the book.
    La curiosidad lo devoraba mientras leía el libro.

    Etymology

    From Latin 'devorare', which means 'to eat completely'.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    to devour a book
    To read a book quickly and enthusiastically.
    devorar un libro
    to devour food
    To eat very quickly and with appetite.
    devorar la comida
    to devour time
    To spend time in a way that makes it seem to go by very fast.
    devorar el tiempo

    Related Words

    voracity
    Intense desire to eat.
    voracidad
    insatiable
    That cannot be satisfied.
    insaciable
    to gulp
    To eat eagerly and quickly.
    engullir

    Slang Meanings

    To eat very fast.
    I was so hungry that I devoured the pizza in the blink of an eye.
    Estaba tan hambriento que devoré la pizza en un abrir y cerrar de ojos.
    To absorb something intensely.
    I binge-watch series on Netflix over the weekends.
    Devoro series en Netflix durante los fines de semana.