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Meaning of devoro | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1

[ˈdeː.wɔ.roː]

Definitions

to swallow, gulp down, or devour; enjoy
conjugation-1
to swallow down, repress, suppress, check, bear with patience
conjugation-1
to absorb
conjugation-1
to consume
conjugation-1

Conjugation

Browse the table or drill it — all tenses, moods, and persons of devoro.

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Equivalents

English absorb enjoy to consume

Examples

“at vobis male sit, malae tenebrae”

Yet let it be badly for you, evil shadows of Orcus, who devour everything beautiful.

“haec ubi rēx didicit, lacrimās intrōrsus obortās”

When the king learned these things, he swallows down the tears which had arisen within, and keeps the wound enclosed in his heart. (Romulus and Remus: In Ovid’s version of the death of Remus, Romulus represses his emotion when he learns Remus has been killed by Celer (builder).)

CEFR level

Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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