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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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
Both Ferrer and Department of Health Services head Christina Ghaly warned that the federal cuts will devastate their agencies — and the patients they serve — for years to come.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2025
Ms Albrecht says the data centre will devastate the green belt here.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2025
Rice, however, is the elephant's choice above all other esculents, and sometimes a small herd will devastate a whole plantation in a single night.
From The Pearl of India by Maturin Murray Ballou
