devastate
[ dev-uh-steyt ]
/ ˈdɛv əˌsteɪt /
verb (used with object), dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing.
to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city.
to overwhelm.
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Origin of devastate
SYNONYMS FOR devastate
synonym study for devastate
1. See ravage.
OTHER WORDS FROM devastate
dev·as·ta·tive, adjectivedev·as·ta·tor, nounun·dev·as·tat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby devastate
devaluationist, devalue, Devanagari, de Varona, devascularization, devastate, devastating, devastation, de Vega, devein, devel.
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British Dictionary definitions for devastate
devastate
/ (ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt) /
verb (tr)
to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy
to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock
Derived forms of devastate
devastation, noundevastative, adjectivedevastator, nounWord Origin for devastate
C17: from Latin dēvastāre, from de- + vastāre to ravage; related to vastus waste, empty
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