dévore

Dévore is the form used for the verb dévorer in French. It functions as the third person singular present indicative (il dévore) and as the imperative for the second person singular (tu dévore). The verb dévorer is transitive and means to eat something quickly and greedily, to consume completely, or to swallow up in a figurative sense.

Etymology: dévorer comes from Old French devorer, itself from Latin devorare, formed from de- plus vorare (to devour). The sense broadened over time to cover both literal consumption and metaphorical cases such as a book or curiosity that consumes someone.

Usage and nuance: as a transitive verb, dévorer requires a direct object, for example: Elle dévore son repas. Le feu dévore le bois. The term is also used figuratively to express intense absorption or destruction, as in écrire quickly, lire voracement, or something that consumes attention, time, or resources. The form dévore can appear in literary or journalistic contexts to convey urgency or aggression in the action of consuming.

Conjugation overview (present tense): je dévore, tu dévores, il dévore, nous dévorons, vous dévorez, ils dévorent. Other tenses follow regular dévorer conjugation patterns: passé composé (j'ai dévoré), imparfait (je dévorais), futur (je dévorerai), conditionnel (je dévorerais).

See also: dévorer, voracité, vorace, gourmandise.

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