devastate
verb (used with object), dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing.
Origin of devastate
Synonym study
Related Words for devastated
ruin, raze, ravage, wreck, smash, desolate, raid, level, pillage, trash, sack, despoil, plunder, devour, spoil, total, waste, desecrate, depredate, spoliateExamples from the Web for devastated
Contemporary Examples of devastated
Their home probably will be devastated, too, but they received no demolition notice.
Of course, the South was much stronger than in the 1870s, not devastated by a war and extremely well represented in Congress.
Devastated and utterly embarrassed, I meekly raised my hand.
When Gary Wright Met George Harrison: Dream Weaver, John and Yoko, and MoreGary Wright
September 29, 2014
And the town of Moore was no longer known just for the tornado that devastated it a year ago.
The African American community has been devastated by HIV, especially in the South.
Historical Examples of devastated
We went on with some difficulty, trying to find the road in these devastated plains.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
For property that had been devastated or destroyed a similar maximum of compensation was voted.
FreelandTheodor Hertzka
The country was devastated by fire and to the last degree inhospitable.
The Long Labrador TrailDillon Wallace
I have no child, my house is destroyed, my fields are devastated.
The FloodEmile Zola
What assurance could there be that the precious pearl-bed would not be devastated?
Adrift on the PacificEdward S. Ellis