All 6 Uses of
devour
in
The Idiot
- Answer, devourer I answer, heart of stone!†
Chpt 1.12 *
- But you are so eaten up by pride and vanity, that you will end by devouring each other—that is my prophecy!†
Chpt 2.9
- Malthus was a friend of humanity, but, with ill-founded moral principles, the friend of humanity is the devourer of humanity, without mentioning his pride; for, touch the vanity of one of these numberless philanthropists, and to avenge his self-esteem, he will be ready at once to set fire to the whole globe; and to tell the truth, we are all more or less like that.†
Chpt 3.4
- Is it not enough that I am devoured, without my being expected to bless the power that devours me?†
Chpt 3.7
- Is it not enough that I am devoured, without my being expected to bless the power that devours me?†
Chpt 3.7
- Admit that without such perpetual devouring of one another the world cannot continue to exist, or could never have been organized—I am ever ready to confess that I cannot understand why this is so—but I'll tell you what I DO know, for certain.†
Chpt 3.7
Definition:
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(devour as in: devoured three sandwiches) eat rapidly and completely -- usually due to being very hungry