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devastate

/ devastate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
overwhelm or overpower
"He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
Type of:
overwhelm overpower sweep over
Derived:
devastation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 2
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
Semantic Complexity
21%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
12
Times Searched
1
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overwhelm overpower sweep over destroy ruin