Definition of devastate Devastate
/dɛˈvʌstejˌt/ - [devusteyt] - dev•as•tate
We found 10 definitions of devastate from 6 different sources.
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What does devastate mean?
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| devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died" | ||
| sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome, overwhelm overcome by superior force | ||
| devastate - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" | ||
| lay waste to, waste, desolate, ravage, scourge | ||
| destroy, ruin put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down" | ||
| ruin fall into ruin | ||
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Wiktionary 
- devastate (Verb)
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. - devastate (Verb)
To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions. - devastate (Verb)
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.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- devastate (v. t.)
To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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devastate
To destroy completely. -
devastate
To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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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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🔤- devastate, verb, present, 1st person singular of devastate (infinitive).
- devastate, verb (infinitive).
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