To rapidly destroy, engulf, or lay waste.
To take in avidly with the intellect or with one's gaze.
To absorb or engross the mind fully, especially in a destructive manner.
To eat quickly, greedily, hungrily, or ravenously.
To use up or waste; squander.
To drive away, disperse.
To vanish by dispersion.
To cause energy to be lost through its conversion to heat.