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Synonyms
des·o·late (dĕśə-lĭt, dĕź-)

[Middle English desolat, from Latin dēsōlātus past participle of dēsōlāre, to abandon, dē-, de-, + sōlus, alone.]

adjective 

    1. Devoid of inhabitants; deserted: “streets which were usually so thronged now grown desolate” (Daniel Defoe)
    2. Barren; lifeless: the rocky, desolate surface of the moon.
  2. Rendered unfit for habitation or use: the desolate cities of war-torn Europe.
  3. Dreary; dismal.
  4. Bereft of friends or hope; sad and forlorn. See synonyms at sad

transitive verb: -lat·ed, -lat·ing, -lates. 

  1. To rid or deprive of inhabitants.
  2. To lay waste; devastate: “Here we have no wars to desolate our fields” (Michel Guillaume Jean de Crèvecoeur)
  3. To forsake; abandon.
  4. To make lonely, forlorn, or wretched.

derivatives

deśo·late·ly
adverb
deśo·late·ness
noun
deśo·lat́er
noun