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dev⋅as⋅ta⋅tion
[dev-uh-stey-shuh
n] 
–noun
| 1. | the act of devastating; destruction. |
| 2. | devastated state; desolation. |
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| dev·as·tate (děv'ə-stāt') tr.v. dev·as·tat·ed, dev·as·tat·ing, dev·as·tates
[Latin dēvāstāre, dēvāstāt- : dē-, de- + vāstāre, to lay waste (from vāstus, empty, desolate; see euə- in Indo-European roots).] dev'as·tat'ing·ly adv., dev'as·ta'tion n., dev'as·ta'tor n. |
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Devastation
Dev`as*ta"tion\, n. [Cf. F. d['e]vastation.]1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. Even now the devastation is begun, And half the business of destruction done. --Goldsmith. 2. (Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. --Blackstone. Syn: Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow.
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devastation
1461, from M.Fr. devastation, from L.L. devastationem, from L. devastare "lay waste completely," from de- "completely" + vastare "lay waste," from vastus "empty, desolate" (see waste). Devastate, probably a back-formation, is attested from 1638 but apparently was not common until 19c.; earlier verb form devast is attested from 1537, from Fr. devaster.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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