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.
SYNONYMS FOR devastate
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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, nounun·dev·as·tat·ed, adjectiveDictionary.com Unabridged
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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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