Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - devastate
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Devastate
devastate
transitive verb (-tated; -tating) Etymology: Latin devastatus, past participle of devastare, from de- + vastare to lay waste — more at waste Date: 1638 1. to bring to ruin or desolation by violent action a country ~d by war 2. to reduce to chaos, disorder, or helplessness ; overwhelm ~d by grief her wisecrack ~d the class Synonyms: see ravage • devastatingly adverb • devastation noun • devastative adjective • devastator noun
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v.tr. 1 lay waste; cause great destruction to. 2 (often in passive) overwhelm with shock or grief; upset deeply. Derivatives devastation n. devastator n. Etymology: L devastare devastat- (as DE-, vastare lay waste) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. опустошать, разорять to devastate a country —- опустошить страну devastated by fire —- разрушенный огнем his face was devastated —- образ. переживания оставили неизгладимую печать на его лице 2. подавлять, угнетать he was devastated by grief —- он был раздавлен горем 3. юр. расхищать наследственное имущество ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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(devastates, devastating, devastated) If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally. A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle. = ravage, wreck VERB: V n ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ v T usually passive 1 to cause so much damage to a place or area that most of it is destroyed (The bomb devastated the city centre.) 2 to make someone feel extremely shocked and sad (Rob was devastated by the news of her death. | a country devastated by war) - devastation n (A cyclone came over the island, causing complete devastation.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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