Question

Find the word which can be replaced by ‘consume’ in the passage?

That was twenty-four hours ago. Since then nobody had come near him. The day
before, all day long, he had watched his parents flying about with his brothers and sister,
perfecting them in the art of flight, teaching them how to skim the waves and how to dive
for fish. He had in fact, seen his elder brother catch his first herring and devour it,
standing on a rock, while his parents circled around raising a proud cackle. And all the
morning the whole family had walked about on the big plateau midway down the
opposite cliff taunting him for his cowardice.

Answer 1

Answer:

Devour is the required answer.

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Answer 2

Explanation:

You can replaced with Devour......