devastate
[ dev-uh-steyt ]
/ ˈdɛv əˌsteɪt /
verb (used with object), dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing.
to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city.
to overwhelm.
Origin of devastate
synonym study for devastate
1. See
ravage.
OTHER WORDS FROM devastate
dev·as·ta·tive, adjective dev·as·ta·tor, noun un·dev·as·tat·ed, adjectiveWords nearby devastate
devaluation,
devaluationist,
devalue,
devanagari,
devascularization,
devastate,
devastating,
devastation,
devein,
devel.,
develop
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British Dictionary definitions for devastated
devastate
/ (ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt) /
verb (tr)
to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy
to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock
Derived forms of devastate
devastation, noun devastative, adjective devastator, nounWord Origin for devastate
C17: from Latin
dēvastāre, from
de- +
vastāre to ravage; related to
vastus waste, empty