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Devoured

To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.

📖 Definitions of "Devoured"

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."
4
To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
"After the death of his wife, he was devoured by grief."

2 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
eaten	(especially in combination) Having been consumed by eating.
eaten up	—

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
eatenverb	(especially in combination) Having been consumed by eating.
eaten upverb	—
atenoun	A respectful title or form of address for an older woman.
broughtverb	(transitive, ditransitive) To transport toward somebody/somewhere.
consumedverb	construed with with Full of, exuding (also figuratively).
gutted	(slang) Deeply disappointed or crushed, as by defeat, failure, or loss; let down.
swallowedverb	completely enclosed or swallowed up
gobbledverb	To eat hastily or greedily; to scoff or scarf (often used with up)
gulpedverb	To swallow eagerly, or in large draughts; to swallow up; to take down in one swallow.
ingested	taken into the stomach
wolfedverb	(intransitive, slang) To make amorous advances to many women; to hit on women; to cruise for sex.
feastedverb	(intransitive) To partake in a feast, or large meal.
inhaled	drawn into the lungs; breathed in
downed	That has been brought down, usually by force.
polished	Made smooth or shiny by polishing.
demolished	torn down and broken up
scarfed	Alternative form of scarved (“wearing a scarf”). [Wearing a scarf.]
chompedverb	(intransitive) To bite or chew loudly or heavily.
gorged	With a stomach stuffed full of food.
chowedverb	(slang, South Africa) To eat.