devour dih-VOWR verb WS #13

to eat something eagerly and in large quantities; to consume or destroy completely; to read or absorb something with great enthusiasm

1. The hungry children devoured their dinner in minutes.
2. The fire devoured the entire forest within hours.
3. He devoured every book he could find about astronomy.
4. The critics said the performance would devour audiences with its intensity.
5. She devoured the entire novel in one sitting.