Devour

v. t.	1.	To eat up with greediness; to consume ravenously; to feast upon like a wild beast or a glutton; to prey upon. [imp. & p. p. Devoured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Devouring.] Some evil beast hath devoured him. - Gen. xxxvii. 20.
	2.	To seize upon and destroy or appropriate greedily, selfishly, or wantonly; to consume; to swallow up; to use up; to waste; to annihilate. Famine and pestilence shall devour him. - Ezek. vii. 15. I waste my life and do my days devour. - Spenser.
	3.	To enjoy with avidity; to appropriate or take in eagerly by the senses. Longing they look, and gaping at the sight, Devour her o'er with vast delight. - Dryden.

Verb	1.	devour - destroy completely; "Fire had devoured our home"
	2.	devour - enjoy avidly; "She devoured his novels"
	3.	devour - eat immoderately; "Some people can down a pound of meat in the course of one meal" Synonyms: consume, down, go through
	4.	devour - eat greedily; "he devoured three sandwiches" Synonyms: guttle, pig, raven

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