Both Uses of
devour
in
A Midsummer Night's Dream
- The jaws of darkness do devour it up: So quick bright things come to confusion.†
Scene 1.1
- BOTTOM Good Master Mustardseed, I know your patience well: That same cowardly giant-like ox-beef hath devoured many a gentleman of your house: I promise you your kindred hath made my eyes water ere now.†
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Definitions:
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(1)
(devour as in: devoured three sandwiches) eat rapidly and completely -- usually due to being very hungry
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(2)
(devour as in: devours crime novels) to read, listen, or watch with eager interest
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(3)
(devour as in: devoured by flames) to completely consume, destroy, or engulf (surround or cover)
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
If you're comfortable with the word consume in its broadest sense, you might think of every meaning of devour as meaning consume.