Syncope r => v.r
Syncopated perfect often drops the 'v' and contracts vowel
devorav.erat V 1 1 PLUP ACTIVE IND 3 S
devoro, devorare, devoravi, devoratus V (1st) TRANS [XXXBO]
devour, consume; swallow, gulp down; engulf/ingulf, absorb, drink in;
use up; waste; swallow, endure, put up with; repress/suppress, check (emotion);