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EnglishMerriam-Webster Dictionaryaria-label='example sentence:'>//The flood devastated the town.//The disease has devastated the area's oak tree population. //The hurricane left the island completely devastated.
EnglishMerriam-Webster DictionaryFirst Known Use
1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and Etymology
Latin devastatus, past participle of devastare, from de- + vastare to lay waste — more at wastedevastate
verb
Synonyms & Antonyms
- to bring destruction to (something) through violent action //the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by firesRelated Wordsannihilate desolate eradicate expunge extinguish extirpate nuke obliterate rub out shatter smash total vaporize waste wipe out aria-label='example sentence:'>//The flood devastated the town.
- //The disease has devastated the area's oak tree population.
- //The hurricane left the island completely devastated.
First Known Use1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and EtymologyLatin devastatus, past participle of devastare, from de- + vastare to lay waste — more at wastedevastateverbSynonyms & Antonyms
- to bring destruction to (something) through violent action //the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by firesRelated Wordsannihilate desolate eradicate expunge extinguish extirpate nuke obliterate rub out shatter smash total vaporize waste wipe out aria-label='example sentence:'>//The flood devastated the town.
- //The disease has devastated the area's oak tree population.
- //The hurricane left the island completely devastated.
First Known Use1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and EtymologyLatin devastatus, past participle of devastare, from de- + vastare to lay waste — more at wastedevastateverbSynonyms & Antonyms
- to bring destruction to (something) through violent action //the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by firesRelated Wordsannihilate desolate eradicate expunge extinguish extirpate nuke obliterate rub out shatter smash total vaporize waste wipe out aria-label='example sentence:'>//The flood devastated the town.
- //The disease has devastated the area's oak tree population.
- //The hurricane left the island completely devastated.
First Known Use1638, in the meaning defined at sense 1History and EtymologyLatin devastatus, past participle of devastare, from de- + vastare to lay waste — more at wastedevastateverbSynonyms & Antonyms
- to bring destruction to (something) through violent action //the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by fires