devastate

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/ˈdɛvəsteɪt/ English

Definitions

verb

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.
To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.

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Synonyms

decimate destroy raze ruin ravage waste desolate lay waste to wreck demolish annihilate obliterate attack invade overrun clobber batter hit

Associated

disrupt ecosystem strengthen destroying economy crops ruins indigenous colonies mainland engage

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate innate

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