devastates Definition

ravage, desolate, waste, lay waste to, destroys, razes, invades, destroying, demolishes, slams, ruin, shakes, penetrates, sweeps, lashes, hits, blasts, swamps, overrun, demolish, batter, batters, storms, sweep, pounds, pummels, decimates, threatens, imperils, cripples, endangers, weakens, uproots, impoverishes, engulfs, sustains, disrupts, hurts, shatters, terrifies, sickens, jeopardizes, affects, displaces, wreaks, inflicts, undermines, explodes, robs, smothers, unnerves, taints, starves, saddens, rips, disfigures, obliterates, erodes, flattens, depresses, deprives, angers, enrages, dampens, spawns, frightens, suffocates, perishes, deepens, frustrates, plagues, wracks, sullies, annihilates, dooms, infects, blackens, disturbs, overshadows, paralyzes, blights, sours, shuts, terrorizes, perturbs, depletes, condemns, harms, mourns, overwhelms, unsettles, alienates, diminishes, roils, implodes, flees, corrodes, succumbs, stuns, shrinks,