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devour


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TO EAT FOOD


The children devoured a whole packet of biscuits.

Synonyms and examples


eat
What do you want to eat for lunch?
have
I'll just have one more piece of chocolate cake.
consume
formal
He consumes vast quantities of bread with every meal.
bolt (down)
Don't bolt down your food - you'll make yourself ill!
gobble (up/down)
The children gobbled their sweets.
wolf (down)
I gave her a plate of pasta and she wolfed it down.
scoff
UKinformal
Who scoffed all the cake?
scarf (down)
USinformal
The kids were just scarfing down candy.
snack
I have to stop snacking.
eat out
I thought we could eat out tonight.
pick at
disapproving
He didn't feel hungry, and sat at the table picking at his food.
stuff yourself
informal
He'd been stuffing himself with snacks all afternoon and didn't want any dinner.
stuff your face
informal
I've been stuffing my face all morning.
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If you eat food, you put it into your mouth and swallow it.

devour | American Thesaurus


devour


verb
These are words and phrases related to devour. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of devour.
He was so hungry he devoured several helpings.

Synonyms


eat voraciously
consume greedily
take in ravenously
gobble up
wolf down
stuff in
bolt down
gulp down

Antonyms


disgorge
vomit
regurgitate
She devours several historical novels a week.

Synonyms


read eagerly and swiftly
read widely or compulsively
knock off
go through
absorb oneself in
become engrossed in

Antonyms


refuse
pass up
ignore
be indifferent to
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