单词 | devastate |
释义 | devastate —devastative, adj. —devastator, n. /dev"euh stayt'/, v.t., devastated, devastating. 1. to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. 2. to overwhelm. [1625-35; < L devastatus laid waste (ptp. of devastare), equiv. to de- DE- + vast(are) to lay waste (akin to vastus empty) + -atus -ATE1] Syn. 1. destroy, sack, despoil. See ravage. |
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