devastar — meaning in English

English meaning

• desolate adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
• devastate verb To destroy something on a large scale.

Senses

devastar is used for these senses in English:

• desolate To deprive of inhabitants.
• 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.

desolate — full definition

1. adj Empty and bleak, with no people or life around; also, extremely sad and without hope.
2. verb To make a place empty of people or life; to devastate.

devastate — full definition

1. verb To destroy something on a large scale.
2. verb To leave someone deeply shocked and upset.

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