Ate something quickly and greedily, or consumed something eagerly like a book or movie.
From Old French 'devorer,' derived from Latin 'devorare' meaning 'to swallow down.' The 'de-' prefix means 'completely' and 'vorare' means 'to eat,' literally 'to eat completely.'
The verb works on two levels—we 'devour' food with our mouths and 'devour' stories with our minds, which is why readers say they 'devoured' a book: same hunger, different organ!
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