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1. (v.t.) devastate
to lay waste; render desolate:
The fire devastated the city.
2. devastate
to overwhelm, as with shock.
Etymology: (1625–35; < L dēvastātus, ptp. of dēvastāre=dē-de - +vastāre to make desolate, der. of vastus desolate)
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1. (verb) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
2. (verb) devastate
overwhelm or overpower
"He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
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1. (verb) devastate
to make sb extremely sad
His death devastated her.
2. devastate
to destroy or wreck sth
a town that was devastated by the tornado; the family's devastation turned to anger; flood devastation; Afterwards she felt devastated.; plans to rebuild the devastated city
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1. (verb) devastate
to lay waste; to ravage; to desolate
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Sense: to leave in ruins
The fire devastated the countryside.
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 Afrikaans: verwoes |
 Arabic: يُدَمِّر، يُخَرِّب |
 Bulgarian: опустошавам |
 Brazilian: devastar |
 Czech: (z)pustošit |
 German: verwüsten |
 Danish: ødelægge |
 Greek: καταστρέφω, ρημάζω |
 Spanish: devastar |
 Estonian: laastama |
 Farsi: خراب کردن؛ ویران کردن |
 Finnish: tuhota |
 French: dévaster |
 Hebrew: לַהֲרוֹס, לְהַחֲרִיב |
 Hindi: उजाड़ना |
 Croatian: uništiti, razoriti |
 Hungarian: elpusztít |
 Indonesian: membinasakan |
 Icelandic: eyða, leggja í rúst |
 Italian: devastare |
 Japanese: 荒らす |
 Korean: 황폐화 시키다 |
 Lithuanian: (nu)niokoti |
 Latvian: izpostīt; iznīcināt |
 Malay: membinasakan |
 Dutch: verwoesten |
 Norwegian: leggeøde, herje, ruinere |
 Polish: pustoszyć |
 Persian: خراب کردن؛ ویران کردن |
 Pashto: ويجاړول، ويرانول، چورول |
 Portuguese: devastar |
 Romanian: a devasta |
 Russian: опустошать |
 Slovak: spustošiť |
 Slovenian: (o)pustošiti |
 Serbian: opustošiti |
 Swedish: ödelägga, skövla |
 Thai: ทำลายล้าง |
 Turkish: harap etmek |
 Taiwanese: 蹂躪，毀掉 |
 Ukrainian: спустошувати, розоряти |
 Urdu: تباہ و برباد کرنا |
 Vietnamese: tàn phá |
 Chinese: 使荒芜，摧毁 |
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