devastate
Meaning of devastate
- destroy or ruin.
the city was devastated by a huge earthquake
- cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief.
she was devastated by the loss of Damian
mid 17th century: from Latin devastat- ‘laid waste’, from the verb devastare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + vastare ‘lay waste’.
Information about devastate
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of devastate is: devastates.
- Languages in which devastate is used:
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Hyphenation of devastate
dev-as-tate
- It consists of 3 syllables and 9 chars.
- devastate is a word trisyllabic because it has three syllables
devastate synonyms
Meaning lay waste to:
waste, desolate, ravage, scourge
Meaning end the existence of (something) by damaging or attacking it:
Meaning reduce (a building or place) to a state of decay, collapse, or disintegration:
Meaning spoil completely:
Meaning go through (a place) stealing things and causing damage:
Meaning pull or knock down (a building):
Meaning give a flat and even surface to:
Meaning raze (a building or settlement) to the ground:
Meaning destroy utterly; obliterate:
Meaning break or cause to break suddenly and violently into pieces:
Meaning cause (someone) to feel surprised and upset:
Meaning knock unconscious or into a dazed or semi-conscious state:
Meaning (especially of an emotional or physical shock) make (someone) unable to think or react properly:
Meaning greatly astonish or amaze:
Meaning subject to lasting shock as a result of a disturbing experience or physical injury:
Meaning make (someone) feel overwhelmingly disappointed or embarrassed:
Meaning have a strong emotional effect on:
Meaning succeed in dealing with (a problem or difficulty):
Meaning cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain:
Translation of devastate
- German: verheeren, vernichten, verwüsten, veröden, devastieren
- Italian: annientare, devastare, distruggere, rovinare
- French: anéantir, détruire, dévaster, ruiner, ravager
- Spanish: aniquilar, destruir, devastar, arruinar
- Portuguese: aniquilar, desvastar
Words that rhyme with devastate
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