ALL meanings of devastate
dev·as·tate
D d - verb devastate If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally. 3
- verb devastate to lay waste or make desolate; ravage; destroy 3
- verb devastate to confound or overwhelm, as with grief or shock 3
- verb transitive devastate to lay waste; make desolate; ravage; destroy 3
- verb transitive devastate to make helpless; overwhelm 3
- noun devastate Destroy or ruin (something). 1
- abbreviation DEVASTATE destroy 1
- transitive verb devastate crush emotionally 1
- verb with object devastate to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. Synonyms: destroy, sack, despoil, raze, ruin, level. Antonyms: create, erect, develop. 1
- verb with object devastate to overwhelm. 1
- verb devastate To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest. 0
- verb devastate To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions. 0
- verb devastate To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over. 0