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dev⋅as⋅tate

   [dev-uh-steyt]
–verb (used with object), -tat⋅ed, -tat⋅ing.
1. to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city.
2. to overwhelm.
Origin:
1625–35; < L dēvastātus laid waste (ptp. of dēvastāre), equiv. to dē- de- + vast(āre) to lay waste (akin to vastus empty) + -ātus -ate 1
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