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devastate
Overview of verb devastate
The verb devastate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (3) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge -- (devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion")
2. devastate -- (overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died")
Antonyms of verb devastate
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb devastate
2 senses of devastate
Sense 1
lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 2
devastate
=> overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
=> arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke
=> make, create
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb devastate
1 of 2 senses of devastate
Sense 1
lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> ruin
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb devastate
2 senses of devastate
Sense 1
lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> destroy, ruin
Sense 2
devastate
=> overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
'Cause To' of verb devastate
Derived Forms of verb devastate
2 senses of devastate
Sense 1
lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
RELATED TO>(noun) devastation#1
=> devastation, desolation
RELATED TO>(noun) devastation#3
=> devastation, desolation
RELATED TO>(noun) devastation#4
=> ravaging, devastation
RELATED TO>(noun) devastation#5
=> destruction, devastation
Sense 2
devastate
RELATED TO>(noun) devastation#2
=> devastation
Domain of verb devastate
Domain Terms of verb devastate
Familiarity of verb devastate
devastate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb devastate
2 senses of devastate
Sense 1
lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
devastate
EX: The bad news will devastate him
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb devastate
2 senses of devastate
Sense 1
lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
> destroy, ruin
=> burn, fire, burn down
=> lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> harry, ravage
=> break
=> break, bust
=> vandalize, vandalise
=> do a job on
=> subvert
=> get
=> devour
=> rape, spoil, despoil, violate, plunder
=> explode
=> consume
=> shipwreck
=> bust up, wreck, wrack
=> kick in, kick down
=> wash out
Sense 2
devastate
> overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
=> devastate
=> seize, clutch, get hold of
=> kill
=> benight
=> knock out
=> stagger
=> lock
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb devastate
Sense 1
lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
=> destroy, ruin
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Sense 2
devastate
=> overwhelm, overpower, sweep over, whelm, overcome, overtake
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Grep of verb devastate
devastate
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