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  • 31devastate — /ˈdɛvəsteɪt / (say devuhstayt) verb (t) (devastated, devastating) to lay waste; ravage; render desolate. {Latin dēvastātus, past participle} …

  • 32devastate —   Luku, ho oneo, ho opō ino, ho okae; kokōhikū (crops) …

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  • 33devastate — v.tr. 1 lay waste; cause great destruction to. 2 (often in passive) overwhelm with shock or grief; upset deeply. Derivatives: devastation n. devastator n. Etymology: L devastare devastat (as DE , vastare lay waste) …

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  • 34Disrupt Degrade & Devastate — EP by PIG Released July 17, 1999 …

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  • 35lay waste — DEVASTATE, wipe out, destroy, demolish, annihilate, raze, ruin, wreck, level, flatten, ravage, pillage, sack, despoil. → lay * * * lay waste To devastate • • • Main Entry: ↑lay lay waste To devastate • • • Main Entry: ↑waste …

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  • 36Devastated — Devastate Dev as*tate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devastated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devastating}.] [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See {Vast}.] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. [1913… …

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  • 37Devastating — Devastate Dev as*tate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devastated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devastating}.] [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See {Vast}.] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. [1913… …

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  • 38devastation — devastate ► VERB 1) destroy or ruin. 2) overwhelm with severe shock or grief. DERIVATIVES devastation noun devastator noun. ORIGIN Latin devastare, from vastare lay waste …

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  • 39devastator — devastate ► VERB 1) destroy or ruin. 2) overwhelm with severe shock or grief. DERIVATIVES devastation noun devastator noun. ORIGIN Latin devastare, from vastare lay waste …

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  • 40ravage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lay waste, pillage, plunder, sack, devastate. See destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pillage, overrun, devastate, destroy, despoil, lay waste, plunder, sack, desolate, wreck, waste, disrupt,… …

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