devastate

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdɛvəsteɪt/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dev′ə stāt′)

Inflections of 'devastate' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
devastates
v 3rd person singular
devastating
v pres p
devastated
v past
devastated
v past p

devastate
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Sense: To lay waste
Synonyms:
ravage, desolate, waste Collocations, destroy Collocations, raze, lay waste to, annihilate, crush Collocations, depopulate, decimate, level Collocations, pillage, ruin Collocations, wreck Collocations, shatter Collocations, flatten Collocations, total Collocations (slang), write off (slang), wipe out, demolish
Sense: To make helpless
Synonyms:
overwhelm Collocations, confound, crush Collocations, confuse Collocations, confute, defeat Collocations, do one in (slang)


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