devastate
21devastate — dev·as·tate || devÉ™steɪt v. destroy, ruin …
22devastate — [ dɛvəsteɪt] verb 1》 destroy or ruin. 2》 cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief. Derivatives devastation noun devastator noun Origin C17 (earlier (ME) as devastation): from L. devastat , devastare, from de thoroughly + vastare lay …
23devastate — v. a. Ravage, pillage, plunder, sack, spoil, despoil, destroy, desolate, strip, lay waste …
24devastate — verb (transitive usually passive) 1 to cause so much damage to a place or area that most of it is destroyed: The bomb devastated the city centre. 2 to make someone feel extremely shocked and sad: Rob was devastated by the news of her death. | a… …
25devastate — verb 1) the city was devastated by an earthquake Syn: destroy, ruin, wreck, lay waste, ravage, demolish, raze (to the ground), level, flatten; informal trash, total See note at ravage 2) he was devastated by th …
26devastate — v 1. lay waste, waste, desolate; despoil, Archaic. spoil, spoliate, ravage, harry, pillage, plunder, depredate; ransack, sack, strip, rifle; destroy, blast, wreck, ruin, lay in ruins; demolish, raze, level, gut, obliterate, annihilate, extirpate …
27devastate — dev·as·tate …
28devastate — verb 1) the city was devastated by an earthquake Syn: destroy, ruin, wreck, lay waste, ravage, demolish, raze to the ground, level, flatten 2) he was devastated by the news Syn: shatter …
29devastate — [ˈdevəˌsteɪt] verb [T] 1) to destroy or seriously damage something 2) to make someone feel very shocked and upset Mary s death devastated the family.[/ex] devastation [ˌdevəˈsteɪʃ(ə)n] noun [U] …
30devastate — dev•as•tate [[t]ˈdɛv əˌsteɪt[/t]] v. t. tat•ed, tat•ing 1) to lay waste; render desolate: The fire devastated the city[/ex] 2) to overwhelm, as with shock • Etymology: 1625–35; < L dēvastātus, ptp. of dēvastāre=dē de +vastāre to make desolate …
