devour

  1. Verb.  To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
  2. Verb.  To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
  3. Verb.  To take in avidly with the intellect.
  4. Verb.  To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.

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