devastate


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dev·as·tate

 (dĕv′ə-stāt′)
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.
[Latindēvāstāre, dēvāstāt- :dē-,de- +vāstāre,to lay waste (fromvāstus,empty, desolate; seeeuə- inIndo-European roots).]
dev′as·tat′ing·ly adv.
dev′as·ta′tion n.
dev′as·ta′tor n.
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devastate

(ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt)
vb (tr)
1.to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy
2.to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock
[C17: from Latindēvastāre, from de- +vastāre to ravage; related tovastus waste, empty]
ˌdevasˈtationn
ˈdevasˌtativeadj
ˈdevasˌtatorn
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dev•as•tate

(ˈdɛv əˌsteɪt)

v.t.-tat•ed, -tat•ing.
1. to lay waste; render desolate: The fire devastated the city.
2. to overwhelm, as with shock.
[1625–35; < Latindēvastātus, past participle ofdēvastāre=dē-de- +vastāre to make desolate, derivative ofvastus desolate]
dev`as•ta′tion,n.
dev′as•ta`tive,adj.
dev′as•ta`tor,n.
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devastate


Past participle:devastated
Gerund:devastating

Imperative
devastate
devastate
Present
I devastate
you devastate
he/she/it devastates
we devastate
you devastate
they devastate
Preterite
I devastated
you devastated
he/she/it devastated
we devastated
you devastated
they devastated
Present Continuous
I am devastating
you are devastating
he/she/it is devastating
we are devastating
you are devastating
they are devastating
Present Perfect
I have devastated
you have devastated
he/she/it has devastated
we have devastated
you have devastated
they have devastated
Past Continuous
I was devastating
you were devastating
he/she/it was devastating
we were devastating
you were devastating
they were devastating
Past Perfect
I had devastated
you had devastated
he/she/it had devastated
we had devastated
you had devastated
they had devastated
Future
I will devastate
you will devastate
he/she/it will devastate
we will devastate
you will devastate
they will devastate
Future Perfect
I will have devastated
you will have devastated
he/she/it will have devastated
we will have devastated
you will have devastated
they will have devastated
Future Continuous
I will be devastating
you will be devastating
he/she/it will be devastating
we will be devastating
you will be devastating
they will be devastating
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been devastating
you have been devastating
he/she/it has been devastating
we have been devastating
you have been devastating
they have been devastating
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been devastating
you will have been devastating
he/she/it will have been devastating
we will have been devastating
you will have been devastating
they will have been devastating
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been devastating
you had been devastating
he/she/it had been devastating
we had been devastating
you had been devastating
they had been devastating
Conditional
I would devastate
you would devastate
he/she/it would devastate
we would devastate
you would devastate
they would devastate
Past Conditional
I would have devastated
you would have devastated
he/she/it would have devastated
we would have devastated
you would have devastated
they would have devastated
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

devastate

verb
1.destroy,waste,ruin,sack,wreck,spoil,demolish,trash(slang),level,total(slang),ravage,plunder,desolate,pillage,raze,lay waste,despoilA fire devastated large parts of the castle.
2.(Informal)shatter,overwhelm,confound,floor(informal)If word of this gets out, it will devastate his family.
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

devastate

verb
To destroy completely as or as if by conquering:
Idiom:lay waste.
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Translations
يَجْتاح، يَكْتَسِح، يَغْمُريُدَمِّر، يُخَرِّب
otřástpustošitzničit
fortvivletknustødelægge
letaglóz
eyîa, leggja í rústgera út af viî; vera yfiròyrmandi
gniuždantisniokotinuniokoti
iznīcinātizpostītsatriekt
harap etmeküzüntüye boğmak

devastate

[ˈdevəsteɪt]VT (=destroy) [+place] →devastar,asolar (fig) [+opponent, opposition] →aplastar,arrollar; (=overwhelm) [+person] →dejardesolado,dejardestrozado
we were simply devastated →estábamosverdaderamentedesoladosordestrozados
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

devastate

[ˈdɛvəsteɪt]vt
(=seriously damage) [+area, building] →dévaster
(=deeply distress) →anéantir
to be devastated by sth →être anéanti(e) par qch
He was devastated by the news →Il aétéanéantipar lanouvelle.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

devastate

vt
(lit) town, land →verwüsten;(fig) opposition →vernichten;economy →zugrundeorzu Grunderichten
(inf:= overwhelm) →umhauen(inf);I wasdevastated →das hat michumgehauen(inf);they weredevastated by the news →dieNachricht hat sietieferschüttert
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

devastate

[ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt]vt (place) →devastare; (opponent, opposition) →sbaragliare,annientare; (upset greatly) →sconvolgere
he was devastated by the news →la notizia l'avevasconvolto
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

devastate

(ˈdevəsteit) verb
1. to leave in ruins.The fire devastated the countryside. verwoes يُدَمِّر، يُخَرِّب опустошавам devastar (z)pustošitverwüsten ødelæggeκαταστρέφω,ρημάζωdevastar laastama خراب کردن؛ ویران کردن tuhotadévaster לַהֲרוֹס, לְהַחֲרִיב उजाड़ना uništiti, razoriti elpusztít membinasakan eyða, leggja í rústdevastare 荒らす 황폐화 시키다 (nu)niokoti izpostīt; iznīcināt membinasakanverwoestenlegge øde,herje,ruinere pustoszyć ويجاړول، ويرانول، چورولdevastar a de­vastaопустошать spustošiť (o)pustošiti opustošiti ödelägga, skövla ทำลายล้าง harap etmek 蹂躪，毀掉 спустошувати, розоряти تباہ و برباد کرنا tàn phá 使荒芜，摧毁
2. to overwhelm (a person) with grief.She was devastated by the terrible news. verslae wees يَجْتاح، يَكْتَسِح، يَغْمُر изгарям от мъка arrasar otřást, zničitniederschmettern fortvivlet; ødelagt; knustσυντετριμμένος dejar desolado muserdama گیج و سراسیمه کردن؛ خورد کردن järkyttääterrasser לְזַעֲזֵע अतिशय प्रभावित slomljen letaglóz mempengaruhi gera út af við; vera yfirþyrmandidevastare うちのめす 망연자실케 하다 sugniuždyti satriekt membinasakanverpletterenovervelde,sønderknuse druzgotać ګنګس کول arrasar a copleşi, a da peste capпотрясать otriasť streti (koga) očajavati bli (vara) förkrossad ทำให้ทุกข์ใจ üzüntüye boğmak 使震驚，使悲痛 гнітити; пригноблювати غم سے بے حال کرنا choáng váng 使震惊，在感情上、精神上等压垮
ˈdevastating adjective
overwhelming.a devastating flood;The news was devastating. verwoestende مُكْتَسِح، مُجْتاح، غامِر опустошителен devastador zničující, ničivý, pustošivýverheerend fortvivlende; ødelæggendeολέθριος,συνταρακτικόςdevastador,abrumador laastav, muserdav ویرانگر؛ خوردکننده järkyttävädévastateur,accablantהרסני,מזעזע अत्यंत प्रभावकारी razoran pusztító, megsemmisítő merusak yfirþyrmandidevastante 破壊的な 압도적인 pražūtingas, gniuždantis postošs mengakibatkan kebinasaanverwoestend,verpletterendødeleggende; overveldende sterk, kraftigniszczycielski, druzgocący ویرانونکیesmagador de­vas­tator; copleşitorужасающий ničivý uničujoč razoran ödeläggande, förödande ซึ่งก่อให้เกิดความเสียหายอย่างมากมาย mahvedici 具有毀滅性的，令人震驚的 спустошливий; жахливий شدید المناک tàn phá 毁灭性的，令人震惊的
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