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devastator Definition


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devastate
verb devastated, devastating
    1. To cause great destruction in or to something.
      Thesaurus: destroy, ravage, lay waste, ruin, wreck, demolish, level, raze, ransack, sack.
    2. To overwhelm someone with grief; to shock someone greatly.
      Thesaurus: overwhelm, floor, crush.
Derivative: devastator
noun
    Etymology: 17c: from Latin devastare, devastatum to lay waste.



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