devastated
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əˌsteɪt verb (used with object), dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing.
1.
to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: destroy, sack, despoil, raze, ruin, level. Antonyms: create, erect, develop.
2.
to overwhelm.
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devastate (ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy |
| 2. | to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock |
| [C17: from Latin dēvastāre, from | |
| devas'tation | |
| —n | |
| 'devastative | |
| —adj | |
| 'devastator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
devastate
1630s, probably a back-formation from devastation, but apparently not common until 19c.; earlier verb form devast is attested from 1530s, from Fr. devaster. Related: devastated.
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Example sentences
The crash not only devastated people's finances and shook their confidence in their and their children's future.
We expect to feel devastated if our spouse leaves us or if we get passed over for a big promotion at work.
The devastated north-east could be a test bed for opening up the economy.
But it is the steady loss of ocelot habitat that devastated their population in Texas.
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