devastate
verb (used with object)
to lay waste; render desolate.
devastator
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a word derived from
devastate.
Example Sentences
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Rather than being either a unique global inspiration or a unique global devastator, perhaps in the 18th century America was just not the only game in town.
From New York Times ● Nov. 1, 2019
Root up Rávaṇa, of fervid energy, the devastator, the enemy of Indra swollen with pride.
From The Rámáyan of Válmíki, translated into English verse by Ralph T. H. (Ralph Thomas Hotchkin) Griffith
To chip and tear away is the caprice of the great devastator.
From Toilers of the Sea by Victor Hugo
But thou, oh mighty King—thou Destroyer of the devastator, thou Protector of our wise judge, blessed among men is he for whom thou hast spilled thy blood!
From Son of Power by Will Levington Comfort
Destruction is so much easier than construction, and so much more rapid and abundant in its visible results, that the devastator feels a jubilant joy in his work, of which the tardy builder knows nothing.
From Behind the Bungalow by Edward Hamilton Aitken
