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devour vs finish

finish vs devour

devour is not a noun while finish is a noun.

devour and finish both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
devour No No Yes No
finish Yes No Yes No
As verbs, finish is a hypernym of devour; that is, finish is a word with a broader meaning than devour:
  • devour: eat up completely, as with great appetite
  • finish: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
Other hypernyms of devour include eat up, polish off.
devour (noun) finish (noun)
the act of finishing
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
event whose occurrence ends something
the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
the temporal end; the concluding time
devour (verb) finish (verb)
eat greedily finally be or do something
eat up completely, as with great appetite come or bring to a finish or an end
to consume cause to finish a relationship with somebody
enjoy avidly finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
provide with a finish
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
Difference between devour and finish

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