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des·o·late  (ds-lt, dz-)

adj.

1.

a. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted: "streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate" (Daniel Defoe).

b. Barren; lifeless: the rocky, desolate surface of the moon.

2. Rendered unfit for habitation or use: the desolate cities of war-torn Europe.

3. Dreary; dismal.

4. Bereft of friends or hope; sad and forlorn. See Synonyms at sad.

tr.v. (-lt) des·o·lat·ed, des·o·lat·ing, des·o·lates

1. To rid or deprive of inhabitants.

2. To lay waste; devastate: "Here we have no wars to desolate our fields" (Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur).

3. To forsake; abandon.

4. To make lonely, forlorn, or wretched.

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[Middle English desolat, from Latin dsltus, past participle of dslre, to abandon : d-, de- + slus, alone; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]

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deso·late·ly adv.

deso·late·ness n.

deso·later, deso·lator n.

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desolate

adj [ˈdɛsəlɪt]

1. uninhabited; deserted

2. made uninhabitable; laid waste; devastated

3. without friends, hope, or encouragement; forlorn, wretched, or abandoned

4. gloomy or dismal; depressing

vb [ˈdɛsəˌleɪt] (tr)

1. to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate

2. to make barren or lay waste; devastate

3. to make wretched or forlorn

4. to forsake or abandon

[from Latin dēsōlāre to leave alone, from de- + sōlāre to make lonely, lay waste, from sōlus alone]

desolater , desolator n

desolately  adv

desolateness  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	desolate - leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" desert, forsake, abandon leave - go and leave behind, either intentionally or by neglect or forgetfulness; "She left a mess when she moved out"; "His good luck finally left him"; "her husband left her after 20 years of marriage"; "she wept thinking she had been left behind" expose - abandon by leaving out in the open air; "The infant was exposed by the teenage mother"; "After Christmas, many pets get abandoned" walk out - leave suddenly, often as an expression of disapproval; "She walked out on her husband and children" ditch - forsake; "ditch a lover" maroon, strand - leave stranded or isolated with little hope of rescue; "the travellers were marooned"
	2.	desolate - reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside" depopulate shrink, reduce - reduce in size; reduce physically; "Hot water will shrink the sweater"; "Can you shrink this image?"
	3.	desolate - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" ruin - reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"
Adj.	1.	desolate - providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape" barren, bleak, stark, bare inhospitable - unfavorable to life or growth; "the barren inhospitable desert"; "inhospitable mountain areas"
	2.	desolate - crushed by grief; "depressed and desolate of soul"; "a low desolate wail" disconsolate, inconsolable, unconsolable - sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled; "inconsolable when her son died"

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desolate

adjective

1. uninhabited, deserted, bare, waste, wild, ruined, bleak, solitary, barren, dreary, godforsaken, unfrequented a desolate, godforsaken place
uninhabited inhabited, populous

2. miserable, depressed, lonely, gloomy, dismal, melancholy, forlorn, bereft, dejected, despondent, downcast, wretched, disconsolate, down in the dumps (informal), cheerless, comfortless, companionless He was desolate without her.
miserable happy, cheerful, joyous, light-hearted

verb

1. deject, depress, distress, discourage, dismay, grieve, daunt, dishearten I was desolated by the news.
deject encourage, cheer, nourish, hearten

2. destroy, ruin, devastate, ravage, lay low, lay waste, despoil, depopulate A great famine desolated the country.

Translations

desolate

A. [ˈdesəlɪt] ADJ [place] → desolado, desierto; [outlook, future] → desolador; [person] (= griefstricken) → desolado, afligido; (= friendless) → solitario

B. [ˈdesəleɪt] VT [+ place] → asolar, arrasar; [+ person] → desolar, afligir
we were utterly desolated → quedamos profundamente desolados or afligidos

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desolate [ˈdɛsələt] adj

[place] → désolé(e)

[person] → affligé(e)

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desolate

adj

place (= bleak) → trostlos; (= devastated) → verwüstet; landscape → trostlos, öde; beauty → einsam

(= lonely, sad) person → trostlos; feeling, cry → verzweifelt; she looked desolate → sie wirkte trostlos; he was desolate without her → ohne sie fühlte er sich einsam und verlassen

vt (liter) place → verwüsten

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desolate [ˈdɛsəlɪt] adj (place) → desolato/a, deserto/a; (building) → abbandonato/a; (outlook, future) → nero/a; (person, grief-stricken) → affranto/a (dal dolore), desolato/a; (friendless) → abbandonato/a da tutti

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desolate [ˈdɛsəlɪt] adj (place) → desolato/a, deserto/a; (building) → abbandonato/a; (outlook, future) → nero/a; (person, grief-stricken) → affranto/a (dal dolore), desolato/a; (friendless) → abbandonato/a da tutti

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desolate

adj desolate [ˈdesələt]

1 (of landscapes, areas etc) very lonely or barren desolate moorland. verlate, eensame مُقْفِر، قاحِل пуст pustý øde; trøstesløs unwirtlich έρημος, άγονος desolado, deshabitado kõle خالی از سکنه؛ سوت و کور autio désolé שוֹמֵם उजाड़ pust, samotan elhagyott gersang eyðilegur desolato 荒れ果てた 황폐한 tuščias, negyvenamas neapdzīvots; vientulīgs usang desolaat øde, ufruktbar wyludniony descampado pustiu заброшенный pustý pust pust ödslig, enslig, kal ว่างเปล่า; ซึ่งรกร้าง tenha, ıssız 荒涼的 безлюдний; занедбаний غیر آباد ، ویران hoang vắng 荒凉的

2 very sad, lonely and unhappy. troostelose, eensame بائِس، تَعيس тъжен skleslý, deprimovaný fortvivlet; forladt; ulykkelig trostlos δυστυχισμένος, μόνος desolado lohutu یکه و تنها؛ درمانده yksinäinen délaissé אוּמלַל, גלמוד अकेला tužan,očajan vigasztalan menyedihkan óhamingjusamur solo さびしい 고독한 vienišas, apleistas pamests; nelaimīgs sunyi diepbedroefd fortvilet, alene og forlatt stroskany desolado părăsit покинутый skľúčený, opustený žalosten, obupan utučen tröstlös, bedrövad, ensam หดหู่ใจ; อ้างว้าง; ไร้ความสุข yapayalnız 淒涼的 покинутий; нещасний بہت غمگین ، تنہا اور اداس cô đơn 凄凉的

n desoˈlation

verwoesting, verlatenheid إقْفار، غَم شَديد опустошение,самота bezútěšnost, skleslost fortvivlelse; trøstesløshed die Verlassenheit ερήμωση, δυστυχία desolación, desconsuelo kõledus, lohutamatus اندوه؛ درماندگی lohduttomuus désolation שְׁמָמָה उजाड़ pustoš,samoća kietlenség; vigasztalanság kesedihan einmanalegur staður; einmanaleiki desolazione 荒廃 황폐 시킴, 폐허, 비참 nuniokojimas, vienišumas, sielvartas pamestība; vientulība kesepian verlatenheid trøstesløshet, ensomhet pustka, strapienie desolação părăsire запустение bezútešnosť žalost opustošenost ödslighet, tröstlöshet, ensamhet ความโดดเดี่ยว yapayalnızlık 荒蕪 спустошення; занедбаність تباہ کاری sự hoang vắng 荒芜