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devour

/dɪˈvaʊ(w)ə(ɹ)/
verb
  1. To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

  2. To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.

    "The fire was devouring the building."

  3. To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.

    "She intended to devour the book."

Synonymsconsume, devastate, gobble, gorge, overwhelm, wolf

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