DEVASTATES

Verb

devastates

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devastate

Source: Wiktionary

DEVASTATE

Dev"as*tate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n. Devastating.] Etym: [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See Vast.]

Definition: To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. Whole countries . . . were devastated. Macaulay.

Syn.

– To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition