devastate, v.
(devastated, devastates, devastating)
freq. cnt. 3
(devastated, devastates, devastating)
freq. cnt. 3
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
<verb.change> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
desolate devastate lay waste to ravage scourge waste
sample sentences
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"verb frames
Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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Somebody ----s somethingSomething ----s something
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
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derivationally related form
overwhelm or overpower
<verb.change>
devastate
sample sentences
"He was devastated by his grief when his son died"verb frames
Something ----s somebodyThe bad news will %s him
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