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devastative

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dev⋅as⋅tate

  [dev-uh-steyt]
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–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

Related forms:
dev⋅as⋅ta⋅tive, adjective
dev⋅as⋅ta⋅tor, noun

Synonyms:
1. destroy, sack, despoil. See ravage.
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