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devour

de.vour \di-'vau.(*)r\ vt [ME devouren, fr. MF devourer, fr. L devorare, 
   fr. de-]+ vorare to devour - more at VORACIOUS 1: to eat up greedily or 
   ravenously  2a: to seize upon and destroy  2b: to use up wastefully {~ed 
   his wife's fortune}  3: to prey upon  4: to take in eagerly by the senses 
   or mind  - de.vour.er n