devastate

tr.v., -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates.

1. To lay waste; destroy.
2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.

[Latin dēvāstāre, dēvāstāt- : dē-, de- + vāstāre, to lay waste (from vāstus, empty, desolate).]

devastatingly dev'as·tat'ing·ly adv.
devastation dev'as·ta'tion n.
devastator dev'as·ta'tor n.

verb

To destroy completely as or as if by conquering: desolate, ravage, waste. Idioms: lay waste. See help/harm/harmless.

v

Definition: demolish, destroy
Antonyms: build, construct, enrich, help, improve

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The verb has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: devastate or ravage
  Synonyms: lay waste to, waste, desolate, ravage

Meaning #2: overwhelm or overpower

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ødelægge, knuse, gøre fortvivlet

Nederlands (Dutch)
verwoesten, vernietigen

Français (French)
v. tr. - dévaster, ravager, anéantir, (fig) terrasser, foudroyer

Deutsch (German)
v. - verheeren, verwüsten, niederschmettern

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ερημώνω, ρημάζω

Italiano (Italian)
devastare, rovinare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - devastar

Русский (Russian)
разорять, опустошать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - asolar, devastar, destruir

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - ödelägga, skövla

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
毁坏

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 毀壞

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 훼손시키다, 망연자실케 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 荒廃させる, 打ちのめす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يدمر كليا شيئا, يسبب حزن شديد لشئ‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮החריב, הרס‬

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