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Synonyms
dev·as·tate (dĕv́ə-stāt́)

[Latin dēvāstāre, dēvāstāt-, dē-, de-, + vāstāre, to lay waste (from vāstus, empty, desolate; see euə-).]

transitive verb: -tat·ed, -tat·ing, -tates. 

  1. To lay waste; destroy.
  2. To overwhelm; confound; stun: was devastated by the rude remark.

derivatives

dev́as·tat́ing·ly
adverb
dev́as·tátion
noun
dev́as·tátor
noun