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devouren

Pronunciation: /dɛːˈvuːrən/

“devouren” is a Middle English word. Its 4 meanings in English:

verb

  1. To devour or eat up; to ravenously feed on.
  2. To overwhelm or engulf; to immerse as to destroy.
  3. To devastate or destroy; to cause destruction.
  4. To cause to disappear, waste or wither.

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French devorer, from Latin dēvorō, dēvorāre.

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