Devastate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈdevəsteɪt|
Brit.
|ˈdevəsteɪt|
verb
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly (syn: desolate, ravage, scourge, waste)
- overwhelm or overpower
- overwhelm or overpower
He was devastated by his grief when his son died
Extra examples
The flood devastated the town.
The disease has devastated the area's oak tree population.
The hurricane left the island completely devastated.
Rob was devastated by the news of her death.
The city centre was devastated by the bomb.
He was devastated by his grief when his son died
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: devastate
he/she/it: devastates
present participle: devastating
past tense: devastated
past participle: devastated
I/you/we/they: devastate
he/she/it: devastates
present participle: devastating
past tense: devastated
past participle: devastated
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