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Definition of Devastate
1. Verb. Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly. "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
Exact synonyms: Desolate, Lay Waste To, Ravage, Scourge, Waste
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Ruin
Specialized synonyms: Ruin
Derivative terms: Desolation, Desolation, Desolation, Devastation, Devastation, Devastation, Devastation, Ravage, Ravaging, Scourge, Waster
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Ruin
Specialized synonyms: Ruin
Derivative terms: Desolation, Desolation, Desolation, Devastation, Devastation, Devastation, Devastation, Ravage, Ravaging, Scourge, Waster
2. Verb. Overwhelm or overpower. "The bad news will devastate him"; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
Generic synonyms: Overcome, Overpower, Overtake, Overwhelm, Sweep Over, Whelm
Derivative terms: Devastation
Derivative terms: Devastation
Definition of Devastate
1. v. t. To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.
Definition of Devastate
1. Verb. To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest. ¹
2. Verb. To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions. ¹
3. Verb. To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Devastate
1. [v -STATED, -STATING, -STATES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Devastate
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