devastate
verb (used with object)
to lay waste; render desolate.
will devastate
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future tenseof devastate.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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Hibbs said: "Natural England's approach will devastate the Dartmoor hill pony population, it will make farms financially unviable and it's extremely doubtful there will be any environmental benefit."
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026
Spiking memory prices will devastate the electronics market this year, analysts say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Concern that artificial intelligence will devastate software companies’ businesses are unfounded, William Blair says, arguing that there are multiple opportunities for the sector to bounce back.
From Barron's ● Jan. 15, 2026
“It’s mind-boggling, reckless and if enacted, will devastate countless lives — many of whom will never fully recover.”
From Salon ● Mar. 2, 2025
That stream when it overfloods will devastate its borders and destroy its bridges.
From Psychotherapy by Hugo Münsterberg
