1. to eat something quickly and eagerly
2. to read or absorb something eagerly and quickly
3. to destroy or consume completely

Examples

• The hungry children devoured their sandwiches in minutes.
• She devoured the entire novel in one sitting.
• He devoured three slices of pizza before anyone else had finished one.
• The student devoured every book about astronomy she could find.
• Flames devoured the old wooden building.
• The teenagers devoured the leftover cake.
• She devours mystery novels whenever she has free time.