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DEVASTATE

\dˈɛvəstˌe͡ɪt], \dˈɛvəstˌe‍ɪt], \d_ˈɛ_v_ə_s_t_ˌeɪ_t]\

Definitions of DEVASTATE

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language

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devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

To lay waste; ravage.

1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer

To lay waste: to plunder.

1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
By Daniel Lyons

To lay waste, as by war, fire, flood, etc.; destroy; ravage.

1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
By James Champlin Fernald

To lay waste; to ravage.

1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
By Nuttall, P.Austin.

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