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devastate

[ dev-uh-steyt ]

verb (used with object)

devastated, devastating.
  1. to lay waste; render desolate:

    The invaders devastated the city.

    Synonyms: , , , , ,

    Antonyms: , ,

  2. to overwhelm, as with grief or dismay: Those rumors appeared to have devastated her.

    We are devastated by this news and deeply saddened by the unexpected loss of our friend.

    Those rumors appeared to have devastated her.



devastate

/ 藞诲蓻惫蓹藢蝉迟别瑟迟 /

verb

  1. to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy
  2. to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞诲别惫补蝉藢迟补迟辞谤, noun
  • 藢诲别惫补蝉藞迟补迟颈辞苍, noun
  • 藞诲别惫补蝉藢迟补迟颈惫别, adjective
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 诲别惫路补蝉路迟补路迟颈惫别 adjective
  • 诲别惫路补蝉路迟补路迟辞谤 noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of devastate1

First recorded in 1630鈥40; from Latin 诲脓惫补蝉迟腻迟耻蝉 鈥渓aid waste鈥 (past participle of 诲脓惫补蝉迟腻谤别 ), equivalent to 诲脓- + 惫补蝉迟(腻谤别) 鈥渢o lay waste鈥 (akin to vastus 鈥渆mpty鈥) + -腻迟耻蝉; de-, waste ( def ), -ate 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of devastate1

C17: from Latin 诲脓惫补蝉迟腻谤别, from de- + 惫补蝉迟腻谤别 to ravage; related to vastus waste, empty
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Synonym Study

See ravage.
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The attack was one of the deadliest in recent years, devastating the lives of many families and sparking widespread anger in India.

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He described feeling "shocked", "numb" and "devastated" at the news.

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"To lose a child is unmeasurable, I can't even put into words how devastating it is," she said.

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Since Trump took office in January, hurling insults and threatening devastating tariffs and U.S. drone strikes, Mexico has been seized by a nationalistic fervor.

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Conservative backlash against the Equity Bureau arose after the Jan. 7 fire that devastated Pacific Palisades and surrounding areas.

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