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Meaning and definition for "devastate" word

[verb] overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
[verb] devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
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\Dev"as*tate\ (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devastated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devastating}.] [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See {Vast}.] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. Whole countries . . . were devastated. --Macaulay. Syn: To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage.

Synonyms for devastate

desolate, lay waste to, ravage, waste

See also: destroy | overcome | overpower | overtake | overwhelm | ruin | sweep over | whelm |

Related terms: abash, bring to ruin, chagrin, condemn, confound, consume, damn, deal destruction, decimate, demolish, depopulate, depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devour, discombobulate, discomfit, disconcert, dispeople, dissolve, embarrass, engorge, flatten, floor, gobble, gobble up, gut, gut with fire, havoc, humiliate, incinerate, lay in ruins, lay waste, level, mortify, nonplus, obliterate, overwhelm, pillage, ravage, raze, ruin, ruinate, sack, shatter, shipwreck, shock, spoil, spoliate, swallow up, take aback, throw into disorder, unleash destruction, unleash the hurricane, unpeople, upheave, vandalize, vaporize, waste, wrack, wreak havoc, wreck

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Let's analyse "devastate" as pure text. This string has Nine letters in Three syllables and Four vowels. 44.4% of vowels is 5.8% more then average English word. Written in backwards: ETATSAVED. Average typing speed for these characters is 2520 milliseconds. [info]

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Morse code: -.. . ...- .- ... - .- - .

Numerology

Hearts desire number calculated from vowels: devastate: 5 + 1 + 1 + 5 = 12, reduced: 3 . and the final result is Three.
Destiny number calculated from all letters: devastate: 4 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 25, reduced: 7, and the final result is Seven.

Tarot cards

Letter Num. Tarot c. Intensity Meaning
A (2) 1 Magician Creative, Inventive, Intuitive
D (1) 4 Emperor Determined, Persistant, Idealist
E (2) 5 Hierophant Wise, Crafty, Daring, Inventive
S (1) 19 Sun Colorful, Bright, Perceptive
T (2) 20 Judgement Unswerving, Steadfast, Demanding, Forceful
V (1) 22 Fool Fun, Joyous, Persistant, Risk taker, Childish

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