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devastate
verb
(dev-as-tate)
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Synonyms:
desolate
, lay waste to,
ravage
,
scourge
,
waste
,
devastate
verb
(dev-as-tate)
overwhelm or overpower
Examples:
He was devastated by his grief when his son died.
Words Related to
devastate
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ravage
,
desolate
,
waste
,
lay waste to
,
decimate
,
ruin
,
destroy
,
annihilate
,
obliterate
,
clobber
,
blight
,
invades
,
overrun
,
hit
,
invade
,
attacked
,
swept
,
swamps
,
sweeps
,
demolish
,
sweep
,
batter
,
attack
,
wreck
,
hits
,
lashes
,
storms
,
cripple
,
threaten
,
debilitate
,
overwhelm
,
engulf
,
wreak
,
inflict
,
horrify
,
pummel
,
traumatize
,
imperil
,
endanger
,
affect
,
jeopardize
,
paralyze
,
sweep over
,
undermine
,
deplete
,
depress
,
impoverish
,
hamper
,
harm
,
deletery
,
weaken
,
hurt
,
exacerbate
,
inundate
,
erode
,
displace
,
disrupt
,
contaminate
,
hinder
,
damaging
,
sicken
,
stymie
,
deprive
,
roil
,
worsen
,
starve
,
bankrupting
,
undercut
,
complicate
,
eviscerate
,
shortchange
,
destabilize
,
suffer
,
derail
,
backfire
,
reverberate
,
ruinate
,
crimp
,
embitter
,
embolden
,
fordone
,
dislocate
,
bewreck
,
terrifies
,
alienate
,
exitial
,
heartstricken
,
overpopulate
,
kill
,
hobble
,
wipe
,
demoralize
,
blastment
,
frightens
,
aggravate
,
denude
,
implode
,
unhinge
,
upend
,
tarnish
,
devastate
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