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Definition of: devastate
(dev′ə·stāt) v.t. ·tat·ed, ·tat·ing
To lay waste, as by war, fire, flood, etc.; destroy; ravage. [<L devastatus, pp. of devastare <de- completely + vastare lay waste <vastus waste]
—dev′as·tat′ing adjective
—dev′as·tat′ing·ly adverb
—dev′as·ta′tor noun
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