LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

dēvorō

dēvorō (present infinitive dēvorāre, perfect active dēvorāvī, supine dēvorātum)
Classical[ˈdeː.wɔ.roː]Ecclesiastical[ˈdɛː.vo.ro]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. to swallow, gulp down, or devour; enjoy
    at vobis male sit, malae tenebraeYet let it be badly for you, evil shadows of Orcus, who devour everything beautiful.Gaius Valerius Catullus, Catullus III, lines 13 & 14
  2. to swallow down, repress, suppress, check, bear with patience
    haec ubi rēx didicit, lacrimās intrōrsus obortāsWhen 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).)8 CE, Ovidius, Fasti 4.845–846
  3. to absorb
  4. to consume

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

celeriter et tōtum vorō.
dēvorō -āre — in Mille Verba, Cibus et Convīvium
avidē edō, tōtum in ventrem mittō
dēvorō -āre — in Metamorphoses I, ch. 17

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.dēvorōdēvorābamdēvorābōdēvorāvīdēvorāveramdēvorāverō
dēvorārō
2nd sg.dēvorāsdēvorābāsdēvorābisdēvorāvistī
dēvorāstī		dēvorāverās
dēvorārās		dēvorāveris
3rd sg.dēvoratdēvorābatdēvorābitdēvorāvitdēvorāverat
dēvorārat		dēvorāverit
dēvorārit
1st pl.dēvorāmusdēvorābāmusdēvorābimusdēvorāvimusdēvorāverāmusdēvorāverimus
dēvorārimus
2nd pl.dēvorātisdēvorābātisdēvorābitisdēvorāvistis
dēvorāstis		dēvorāverātis
dēvorārātis		dēvorāveritis
dēvorāritis
3rd pl.dēvorantdēvorābantdēvorābuntdēvorāvērunt
dēvorāvēre, dēvorārunt		dēvorāverant
dēvorārant		dēvorāverint
dēvorārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.dēvoremdēvorāremdēvorāverim
dēvorārim		dēvorāvissem
dēvorāssem
2nd sg.dēvorēsdēvorārēsdēvorāverīsdēvorāvissēs
dēvorāssēs
3rd sg.dēvoretdēvorāretdēvorāverit
dēvorārit		dēvorāvisset
dēvorāsset
1st pl.dēvorēmusdēvorārēmusdēvorāverīmus
dēvorārīmus		dēvorāvissēmus
dēvorāssēmus
2nd pl.dēvorētisdēvorārētisdēvorāverītis
dēvorārītis		dēvorāvissētis
dēvorāssētis
3rd pl.dēvorentdēvorārentdēvorāverint
dēvorārint		dēvorāvissent
dēvorāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.dēvorordēvorābardēvorābor
2nd sg.dēvorāris
dēvorāre		dēvorābāris
dēvorābāre		dēvorāberis
dēvorābere
3rd sg.dēvorāturdēvorābāturdēvorābitur
1st pl.dēvorāmurdēvorābāmurdēvorābimur
2nd pl.dēvorāminīdēvorābāminīdēvorābiminī
3rd pl.dēvoranturdēvorābanturdēvorābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.dēvorerdēvorārer
2nd sg.dēvorēris
dēvorēre		dēvorārēris
dēvorārēre
3rd sg.dēvorēturdēvorārētur
1st pl.dēvorēmurdēvorārēmur
2nd pl.dēvorēminīdēvorārēminī
3rd pl.dēvorenturdēvorārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.dēvorādēvorāre
pres. 2nd pl.dēvorātedēvorāminī
fut. 2nd sg.dēvorātōdēvorātor
fut. 3rd sg.dēvorātōdēvorātor
fut. 2nd pl.dēvorātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.dēvorantōdēvorantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitivedēvorāredēvorārī
perfect infinitivedēvorāvisse
dēvorāsse		dēvorātum esse
future infinitivedēvorātūrum essedēvorātum īrī
present participledēvorāns—
perfect participle—dēvorātus
dēvorāta, dēvorātā, dēvorātae, dēvorātam, dēvorātārum, dēvorātās, dēvorātī, dēvorātōrum, dēvorātōs
future participledēvorātūrus
dēvorātūra, dēvorātūrā, dēvorātūrae, dēvorātūram, dēvorātūrārum, dēvorātūrās, dēvorātūre, dēvorātūrī, dēvorātūrīs, dēvorātūrō, dēvorātūrōrum, dēvorātūrōs, dēvorātūrum		dēvorandus
dēvoranda, dēvorandā, dēvorandae, dēvorandam, dēvorandārum, dēvorandās, dēvorande, dēvorandīs, dēvorandōrum, dēvorandōs
gerunddēvorandī, dēvorandō, dēvorandumsupinedēvorātum, dēvorātū

dē-vŏro, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. a., to swallow, swallow down, gulp down, devour (class.; esp. freq. in transf. signif.—for syn. cf.: edo, comedo, vescor, pascor, mando).
I. Lit., of the physical act: id quod devoratur, Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 135: ovum gallinaceum integrum, Cato R. R. 71: laseris paululum, Cels. 4, 4, 4: salivam suam, id. 2, 6, 98; lapides, Plin. 8, 10, 10, § 29: succum, id. 20, 23, 98, § 260: fumum, id. 26, 6, 16, § 30 et saep.—
II. Transf.
A. Of inanimate subjects, to swallow up, ingulf, absorb: devorer telluris hiatu, Ov. H. 3, 63: terra devoravit montem, Plin. 2, 91, 93, § 205: vel me Charybdis devoret, Ov. Tr. 5, 2, 74: terras devorant aquae, Plin. 31, 1, 1, § 2: sol aquas devorans, id. 20 prooem. § 1: ne rotae devorarentur (viarum mollitudine), Vitr. 10, 6.—
B. To seize upon greedily or hastily, to swallow eagerly, to devour: meretricem ego item esse reor, mare ut est; quod des, devorat, Plaut. Truc. 2, 7, 16: spe et opinione praedam, Cic. Verr. 2, 1, 51; cf.: spe devoratum lucrum, id. Fl. 24; and: regis hereditatem spe, id. Att. 1, 16, 10: aliquid oculis, Just. 21, 5, 6; cf.: spectat oculis devorantibus draucos, Mart. 1, 97; cf. infra III. B.—
C. To swallow down, repress, suppress, check: verborum pars devorari solet, to be swallowed, i. e. only half pronounced, Quint. 11, 3, 33; so, verba, Sen. de Ira, 3, 14 fin.; cf. lacrimas, i. e. to repress, Ov. F. 4, 845; id. M. 13, 540: gemitus, Sen. Ep. 66 med.—
D. Of property, to consume, to waste, = exhaurire: omnem pecuniam publicam, Cic. Verr. 2, 3, 76; id. Phil. 13, 2, 3; id. Pis. 21.—And with a pers. object: Si. Jamne illum comesurus es? Ba. Dum recens est, Dum datur, dum calet, devorari decet, Plaut. Ps. 4, 7, 26; id. As. 2, 2, 71; cf.: ut hominem devorari, cujus patrimonium consumitur, Quint. 8, 6, 25.—
2. Trop., to consume, destroy: devorent vos arma vestra, Just. 14, 4, 14; cf.: aquilarum pinnae reliquarum alitum pinnas devorant, Plin. 10, 3, 4, § 15: vox devoratur, i. e. is swallowed up, lost, id. 11, 51, 112, § 270: devoravi nomen imprudens, swallowed, i. e. I have lost, utterly forgotten, Plaut. Trin. 4, 2, 63: devorato pudore, Ap. M. 9, p. 225.—
III. Trop.
A. To swallow any thing unpleasant, i. e to bear patiently, to endure: hominum ineptias ac stultitias, Cic. Brut. 67, 236; so, molestiam paucorum dierum, id. Phil. 6, 6, 17: taedium illud, Quint. 11, 2, 41: bilem et dolorem, Tert. Res. carn. 54.—
B. To accept eagerly, enjoy: quid tibi faciam qui illos libros devorasti, Cic. Att. 7, 3, 2: os impiorum devorat iniquitatem, Vulg. Prov. 19, 28: auscultate et mea dicta devorate, Plaut. As. 3, 3, 59; cf.: orationem dulcem (aures), id. Poen. 5, 2, 9: verbum ipsum (voluptatis), id. Sest. 10, 23.—
C. ejus oratio, nimia religione attenuata, a multitudine et a foro devorabatur, qs. swallowed but not digested (i. e. heard without being understood), Cic. Brut. 82, 283.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindēvorō

Latin dē- Proto-Indo-European *gʷerh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *gʷorh₃éh₂ Proto-Italic *worā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin vorō Latin dēvorō From dē- + vorō.

Descendants
  • Catalandevorar
  • Englishdevour
  • Frenchdévorer
  • Italiandivorare
  • Portuguesedevorar
  • Romaniandevora
  • Spanishdevorar
  • Galiciandevorar
  • Piedmontesedivoré

Quick answers

What does dēvorō mean in Latin?
dēvorō, a verb, means “to swallow, gulp down, or devour; enjoy; to swallow down, repress, suppress, check, bear with patience”.
What are the principal parts of dēvorō?
dēvorō, dēvorāre, dēvorāvī, dēvorātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce dēvorō?
In classical Latin, [ˈdeː.wɔ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈdɛː.vo.ro].
Where does dēvorō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *de → Proto-Indo-European *déh₁ → Proto-Italic *dē → Latin dēvorō.