Definitions for devastate
ˈdɛv əˌsteɪtdev·as·tate

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourgeverb

   cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

   "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

2. devastateverb

   overwhelm or overpower

   "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. devastateverb

   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.

2. devastateverb

   To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.

3. devastateverb

   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.

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1. devastate

   To devastate is to cause severe and extensive damage or destruction to something or someone. It can also refer to causing severe emotional distress or shock. It can occur in context of natural phenomenon, wars, personal experiences, or tragedies.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Devastateverb

   to lay waste; to ravage; to desolate

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Devastate

   dev′as-tāt, v.t. to lay waste: to plunder.—ns. Devastā′tion, act of devastating: state of being devastated: havoc; Devastā′vit, a waste of the estate of a deceased person by the executor. [L. devastāre, ātum—de, inten., vastāre, to lay waste.]

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of devastate in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of devastate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of devastate in a Sentence

1. Jennifer Lawrence:

   Every time I go through a breakup, it’s not like my heart isn’t broken, they just never did anything to, like, devastate me. They were just good people. Maybe that’s also the secret. I’m attracted to good people.

2. Amy Roskelley:

   I have been concerned that they'll shut down Amazon's warehouses and won't ship out at all, and that would just devastate me.

3. Darrin Lewis:

   I sunk everything I have into this place, it would absolutely devastate us if this mine doesn’t open.

4. Phil Buchanan:

   Obviously there are a lot of other diseases that devastate peoples' lives, my hope would be that they get the resources they need for research as well.

5. Ebbie Herbert:

   This is a hurtful feeling that I don't want any other family to have to experience, this virus doesn't care what age you are what nationality you are, what political preference you have. It's serious and it will devastate you.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=devastate
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Devastate
3. ^ ChatGPT
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4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/devastate
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=devastate