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desolate

/ desolate /
adjective satellite/verb

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment
"desolate and despairing"
"left forlorn"
Similar:
forsaken
adjective satellite Sense 2
crushed by grief
"depressed and desolate of soul"
"a low desolate wail"
Similar:
inconsolable disconsolate unconsolable
verb Sense 3
reduce in population
"The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
Type of:
shrink reduce
Derived:
devastation desolation depopulation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 4
made uninhabitable
"upon this blasted heath"- Shakespeare"
"a wasted landscape"
Similar:
destroyed
verb Sense 5
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
"The mother deserted her children"
Type of:
leave
Kinds of:
expose walk out ditch maroon strand
Derived:
desertion abandonment defection deserter apostate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 6
devastate or ravage
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
Type of:
destroy ruin
Kinds of:
ruin
Derived:
bane curse scourge nemesis ravage
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
adjective satellite Sense 7
providing no shelter or sustenance
"bare rocky hills"
"barren lands"
"the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"
"the desolate surface of the moon"
"a stark landscape"
Similar:
inhospitable
Semantic Complexity
65%
Sense Count
7
Total Synonyms
6
Total Relationships
30
Times Searched
2
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Related Words

forsaken inconsolable disconsolate unconsolable shrink reduce destroyed leave expose walk out ditch maroon