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devour vs eat up

eat up vs devour

devour and eat up both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
devour No No Yes No
eat up No No Yes No
As verbs, eat up is a hypernym of devour; that is, eat up is a word with a broader meaning than devour:
  • devour: eat up completely, as with great appetite
  • eat up: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
Other hypernyms of devour include finish, polish off.
devour (verb) eat up (verb)
eat greedily finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
eat up completely, as with great appetite use up (resources or materials)
to consume enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing
enjoy avidly
Difference between devour and eat up

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