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devast

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To devastate.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

Examples

  • a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay The countries devasted, the cities laid in ruins , and none of the colleges of the learned to be found

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Compare French dévaster. See devastate.