devastate

(devəsteɪt)

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense devastates, present participle devastating, past tense, past participle devastated

verb

If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.

A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle. [VERB noun]

Synonyms: destroy, waste, ruin, sack More Synonyms of devastate

More Synonyms of devastate

devastate in British English

(ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt)

verb (transitive)

to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy

to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock

Derived forms

devastation (ˌdevasˈtation)

noun

devastative (ˈdevasˌtative)

adjective

devastator (ˈdevasˌtator)

noun

Word origin

C17: from Latin dēvastāre, from de- + vastāre to ravage; related to vastus waste, empty

devastate in American English

(ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt)

verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdevasˌtated or ˈdevasˌtating

to lay waste; make desolate; ravage; destroy

to make helpless; overwhelm

the teacher's criticism devastated him

SIMILAR WORDS: ˈravage

Derived forms

devastatingly (ˈdevasˌtatingly)

adverb

devastator (ˈdevasˌtator)

noun

Word origin

< L devastatus, pp. of devastare, to lay waste < de-, intens. + vastare, to make empty < vastus, empty: see vast

Examples of 'devastate' in a sentence
devastate

The power that would be released would devastate the world!Darling, I've got to see Jon before I explode with the force of an H-bomb and devastate the diocese.If I caused that much destruction, it would devastate the Harshini, who are linked to the same power source as me.

In other languages
devastate

British English: devastate VERB

If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.

A fire had devastated large parts of the castle.

American English: devastate
Brazilian Portuguese: devastar
Chinese: 严重破坏
European Spanish: devastar
French: dévaster
German: verwüsten
Italian: devastare
Japanese: 荒廃させる
Korean: 유린하다
European Portuguese: devastar
Latin American Spanish: devastar

Chinese translation of 'devastate'

devastate

(ˈdɛvəsteɪt)

vt

(= destroy) 破坏(壞) (pòhuài)
(= shock)
to be devastated (by sth) (被某事)震惊(驚) ((bèi mǒushì) zhènjīng)

1 (verb) in the sense of destroy

Definition

to damage (a place) severely or destroy it

A fire devastated large parts of the castle.

Synonyms

destroy

The building was completely destroyed.

waste

ruin

Roads have been destroyed and crops ruined.

sack

Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome.

wreck

Vandals wrecked the garden.

spoil

It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life.

demolish

The building is being demolished to make way for a motorway.

trash (slang)

Would they trash the place when the party was over?

level

Further tremors could level yet more buildings.

total (slang)

I broke my collar bone and totalled the bike.

ravage

Drought ravaged the area.

plunder

They plundered and burned the town.

desolate

A great famine desolated the country.

pillage

Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting.

raze

Dozens of villages have been razed.

lay waste

despoil (formal)

the modern day industry which has despoiled the town

2 (verb) in the sense of shatter

(informal)

If word of this gets out, it will devastate his family.

Synonyms

shatter

the tragedy which had shattered him

overwhelm

He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past.

confound

The findings confound all the government's predictions.

floor (informal)

I was floored by the announcement.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of confound

The findings confound all the government's predictions.

Synonyms

disprove,

contradict,

refute,

negate,

destroy,

ruin,

overwhelm,

explode,

overthrow,

demolish,

annihilate,

give the lie to,

make a nonsense of,

prove false,

blow out of the water (slang),

controvert,

confute

in the sense of demolish

Definition

to tear down or break up (buildings)

The building is being demolished to make way for a motorway.

Synonyms

knock down,

level,

destroy,

ruin,

overthrow,

dismantle,

flatten,

trash (slang),

total (slang),

tear down,

bulldoze,

raze,

pulverize

in the sense of desolate

Definition

to make barren

A great famine desolated the country.

Synonyms

destroy,

ruin,

devastate,

ravage,

lay low,

lay waste,

despoil (formal),

depopulate

Synonyms of 'devastate'

devastate

Explore 'devastate' in the dictionary

单词	devastate
释义	devastate (devəsteɪt) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense devastates, present participle devastating, past tense, past participle devastated verb If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally. A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle. [VERB noun] Synonyms: destroy, waste, ruin, sack More Synonyms of devastate More Synonyms of devastate devastate in British English (ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt) verb (transitive) 1. to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy 2. to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock Derived forms devastation (ˌdevasˈtation) noun devastative (ˈdevasˌtative) adjective devastator (ˈdevasˌtator) noun Word origin C17: from Latin dēvastāre, from de- + vastāre to ravage; related to vastus waste, empty devastate in American English (ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt) verb transitiveWord forms: ˈdevasˌtated or ˈdevasˌtating 1. to lay waste; make desolate; ravage; destroy 2. to make helpless; overwhelm the teacher's criticism devastated him SIMILAR WORDS: ˈravage Derived forms devastatingly (ˈdevasˌtatingly) adverb devastator (ˈdevasˌtator) noun Word origin < L devastatus, pp. of devastare, to lay waste < de-, intens. + vastare, to make empty < vastus, empty: see vast Examples of 'devastate' in a sentence devastate The power that would be released would devastate the world! Barbara Erskine SANDS OF TIME (2003) Darling, I've got to see Jon before I explode with the force of an H-bomb and devastate the diocese. Howatch, Susan ABSOLUTE TRUTHS (2003) If I caused that much destruction, it would devastate the Harshini, who are linked to the same power source as me. Jennifer Fallon HARSHINI (2003) In other languages devastate British English: devastate VERB If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally. A fire had devastated large parts of the castle. American English: devastate Brazilian Portuguese: devastar Chinese: 严重破坏 European Spanish: devastar French: dévaster German: verwüsten Italian: devastare Japanese: 荒廃させる Korean: 유린하다 European Portuguese: devastar Latin American Spanish: devastar Chinese translation of 'devastate' devastate (ˈdɛvəsteɪt) vt (= destroy) 破坏(壞) (pòhuài) (= shock) to be devastated (by sth) (被某事)震惊(驚) ((bèi mǒushì) zhènjīng) 1 (verb) in the sense of destroy Definition to damage (a place) severely or destroy it A fire devastated large parts of the castle. Synonyms destroy The building was completely destroyed. waste ruin Roads have been destroyed and crops ruined. sack Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome. wreck Vandals wrecked the garden. spoil It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life. demolish The building is being demolished to make way for a motorway. trash (slang) Would they trash the place when the party was over? level Further tremors could level yet more buildings. total (slang) I broke my collar bone and totalled the bike. ravage Drought ravaged the area. plunder They plundered and burned the town. desolate A great famine desolated the country. pillage Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. raze Dozens of villages have been razed. lay waste despoil (formal) the modern day industry which has despoiled the town 2 (verb) in the sense of shatter (informal) If word of this gets out, it will devastate his family. Synonyms shatter the tragedy which had shattered him overwhelm He was overwhelmed by a longing for times past. confound The findings confound all the government's predictions. floor (informal) I was floored by the announcement. Additional synonyms in the sense of confound The findings confound all the government's predictions. Synonyms disprove, contradict, refute, negate, destroy, ruin, overwhelm, explode, overthrow, demolish, annihilate, give the lie to, make a nonsense of, prove false, blow out of the water (slang), controvert, confute in the sense of demolish Definition to tear down or break up (buildings) The building is being demolished to make way for a motorway. Synonyms knock down, level, destroy, ruin, overthrow, dismantle, flatten, trash (slang), total (slang), tear down, bulldoze, raze, pulverize in the sense of desolate Definition to make barren A great famine desolated the country. Synonyms destroy, ruin, devastate, ravage, lay low, lay waste, despoil (formal), depopulate Synonyms of 'devastate' devastate Explore 'devastate' in the dictionary
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Chinese translation of 'devastate'

devastate

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Synonyms of 'devastate'

devastate

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