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devastate
[ dev-uh-steyt ]
/ ˈdɛv əˌsteɪt /
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verb (used with object), dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing.
to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city.
to overwhelm, as with grief or dismay: We are devastated by this news and deeply saddened by the unexpected loss of our friend.Those rumors appeared to have devastated her.
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Origin of devastate
synonym study for devastate
1. See ravage.
OTHER WORDS FROM devastate
dev·as·ta·tive, adjectivedev·as·ta·tor, nounWords nearby devastate
devaluation, devaluationist, devalue, Devanagari, de Varona, devastate, devastated, devastating, devastation, de Vega, devein
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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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