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devour (v.)
early 14c., from Old French
devorer
(12c.) "devour, swallow up, engulf," from Latin
devorare
"swallow down, accept eagerly," from
de-
"down" (see
de-
) +
vorare
"to swallow" (see
voracity
). Related:
Devoured
;
devouring
.
