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   devastate

   /ˈdɛvəsteɪt/

   verb

   • 1. destroy or ruin: "the city was devastated by a huge earthquake" Similar destroyruinleave in ruinswrecklay wastewreak havoc onravageransackleave desolatedemolishraze (to the ground)levelflattenannihilate
   • 2. cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief: "she was devastated by the loss of Damian" Similar shattershockstundazedumbfoundtraumatizecrushoverwhelmovercomegreatly upsetdistressinformal:knock for sixknock sidewaysknock the stuffing out of

   Word Origin mid 17th century: from Latin devastat- ‘laid waste’, from the verb devastare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + vastare ‘lay waste’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. devastator noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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