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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
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