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Definitions for Devastate
[1] to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city.
[2] to overwhelm.
[3] to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy
[4] to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock
Words related to Devastate
ruin, raze, ravage, wreck, smash, desolate, raid, level, pillage, trash, sack, despoil, plunder, devour, spoil, total, waste, desecrate, depredate, spoliate
Words nearby Devastate
devaluation, devaluationist, devalue, devanagari, devascularization, devastate, devastating, devastation, devein, devel., develop
Origin of Devastate
1625–35; < Latin dēvastātus laid waste (past participle of dēvastāre ), equivalent to dē- de- + vast(āre ) to lay waste (akin to vastus empty) + -ātus -ate1
Other words from Devastate
dev·as·ta·tive , adjective
dev·as·ta·tor , noun
un·dev·as·tat·ed , adjective
Word origin for Devastate
C17: from Latin dēvastāre, from de- + vastāre to ravage; related to vastus waste, empty
Synonyms for Devastate
ravage, raze, ruin, wreck, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devour, level, pillage, plunder, raid, sack, smash, spoil, total, trash, waste, depredate, do one in, lay waste, spoliate, stamp out, take apart, wipe off map