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devastate
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dev·as·tate  (dv-stt)
tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates
1. To lay waste; destroy.
2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.

[Latin dvstre, dvstt- : d-, de- + vstre, to lay waste (from vstus, empty, desolate; see eu- in Indo-European roots).]

devas·tating·ly adv.
devas·tation n.
devas·tator n.

devastate
Verb
[-tating, -tated] to damage (a place) severely or destroy it [Latin devastare]
devastation n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.devastate - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
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"
2.devastate - overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
overwhelm, sweep over, whelm, overpower, overtake, overcome - overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

devastate
verb 2. (Informal) shatter, overwhelm, confound, floor (informal)
Translations
devastate [ˈdɛvəsteɪt] vtdevastar;
he was devastated by the news → las noticias le dejaron desolado

devastate [ˈdɛvəsteɪt] vtdévaster;
he was devastated by the news → cette nouvelle lui a porté un coup terrible

devastate [ˈdɛvəsteɪt] vtverwüsten (fig) (shock);
to be devastated by → niedergeschmettert sein von

devastate [ˈdɛvəsteɪt] vtdevastare;
he was devastated by the news → la notizia fu per lui un colpo terribile

devastate
v devastate [ˈdevəsteit]
1 to leave in ruins The fire devastated the countryside. verwoes يُدَمِّر، يُخَرِّب опустошавам (z)pustošit ødelægge verwüsten καταστρέφω, ρημάζω devastar laastama خراب کردن؛ ویران کردن tuhota dévaster לַהֲרוֹס, לְהַחֲרִיב उजाड़ना uništiti, razoriti elpusztít membinasakan eyða, leggja í rúst devastare 荒らす 황폐화시키다 (nu)niokoti izpostīt; iznīcināt membinasakan verwoesten legge øde, herje, ruinere pustoszyć devastar a de­vasta опустошать spustošiť (o)pustošiti opustošiti ödelägga, skövla ทำลายล้าง harap etmek 使荒蕪 спустошувати, розоряти تباہ و برباد کرنا tàn phá 使
2 to overwhelm (a person) with grief She was devastated by the terrible news. verslae wees يَجْتاح، يَكْتَسِح، يَغْمُر изгарям от мъка otřást, zničit fortvivlet; ødelagt; knust niederschmettern συντετριμμένος dejar desolado muserdama گیج و سراسیمه کردن؛ خورد کردن murtaa terrasser לְזַעֲזֵע अतिशय प्रभावित slomljen letaglóz mempengaruhi gera út af við; vera yfirþyrmandi devastare うちのめす 타격을 주다, 압도하다 sugniuždyti satriekt membinasakan verpletteren overvelde, sønderknuse druzgotać arrasar a copleşi, a da peste cap потрясать otriasť streti (koga) očajavati bli (vara) förkrossad ทำให้ท่วมท้นด้วยความรู้สึก üzüntüye boğmak 壓倒 гнітити; пригноблювати غم سے بے حال کرنا choáng váng
adj devastating
overwhelming a devastating flood; The news was devastating. verwoestende مُكْتَسِح، مُجْتاح، غامِر опустошителен zničující, ničivý, pustošivý fortvivlende; ødelæggende verheerend ολέθριος, συνταρακτικός devastador, abrumador laastav, muserdav ویرانگر؛ خوردکننده tuhoisa, musertava dévastateur, accablant הַרסָנִי, מְזַעֲזֵע अत्यंत प्रभावकारी razoran pusztító, megsemmisítő merusak yfirþyrmandi devastante 破壊的な 파괴적인, 무서운, 놀라운 pražūtingas, gniuždantis postošs mengakibatkan kebinasaan verwoestend, verpletterend ødeleggende; overveldende sterk, kraftig niszczycielski, druzgocący esmagador de­vas­tator; copleşitor ужасающий ničivý uničujoč razoran ödeläggande, förödande ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายอย่างมากมาย mahvedici 壓倒的 спустошливий; жахливий شدید المناک tàn phá


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