Eats hungrily or greedily, consuming food rapidly and eagerly. Can also mean to consume or destroy something completely and rapidly in a non-literal sense.
From Old French 'devorer', from Latin 'devorare', combining 'de-' (completely) and 'vorare' (to swallow, eat greedily). The root 'vor-' relates to consuming or swallowing, seen also in 'carnivore' and 'voracious'.
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