To eat something hungrily or greedily in large amounts; also to read or consume information very quickly and eagerly.
From Old French 'devorer,' from Latin 'devorare' (to swallow down), combining 'de-' (down) + 'vorare' (to swallow or devour).
The word 'voracious' comes from the same Latin root—and it describes both hunger for food and hunger for knowledge, showing how humans use eating metaphors to describe mental appetite!
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