Devour

de-vowr′, v.t. to swallow greedily: to eat up: to consume or waste with violence or wantonne : to destroy: to gaze intently on.— n. Devour′er .— adj. Devour′ing .— adv. Devour′ingly .— n. Devour′ment . [O. Fr. devorer —L. dev orāre — de , inten., and vorāre , to swallow. See Voracious .]