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Devastate

Devastate Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Devastate? [v] overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" [v] devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Devastate: desolate \| lay waste to \| ravage \| waste Related Terms \| Find terms related to Devastate: abash \| bring to ruin \| chagrin \| condemn \| confound \| consume \| damn \| deal destruction \| decimate \| demolish \| depopulate \| depredate \| desecrate \| desolate \| despoil \| destroy \| devour \| discombobulate \| discomfit \| disconcert \| dispeople \| dissolve \| embarrass \| engorge \| flatten \| floor \| gobble \| gobble up \| gut \| gut with fire \| havoc \| humiliate \| incinerate \| lay in ruins \| lay waste \| level \| mortify \| nonplus \| obliterate \| overwhelm \| pillage \| ravage \| raze \| ruin \| ruinate \| sack \| shatter \| shipwreck \| shock \| spoil \| spoliate \| swallow up \| take aback \| throw into disorder \| unleash destruction \| unleash the hurricane \| unpeople \| upheave \| vandalize \| vaporize \| waste \| wrack \| wreak havoc \| wreck See Also \| destroy \| overcome \| overpower \| overtake \| overwhelm \| ruin \| sweep over \| whelm Devastate In Webster's Dictionary \Dev"as*tate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devastated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devastating}.] [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See {Vast}.] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. Whole countries . . . were devastated. --Macaulay. Syn: To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage.

Devastate Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Devastate?

[v] overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
[v] devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Devastate: desolate | lay waste to | ravage | waste

Devastate In Webster's Dictionary

\Dev"as*tate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p.
{Devastated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devastating}.] [L. devastatus,
p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste,
vastus waste. See {Vast}.]
To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.

      Whole countries . . . were devastated.   --Macaulay.

Syn: To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder;
     pillage.

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