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- pronunciation:
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steIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
devastates, devastating, devastated |
| definition 1: |
to destroy or ruin.
An earthquake devastated the village.- synonyms:
- destroy, ruin
- similar words:
- blight, consume, demolish, overwhelm, wreck
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| definition 2: |
to upset greatly.
The news of his death devastated our family.- similar words:
- hit, upset
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| related words: |
blast, burst, destroy, exterminate, level, poison, shatter, smash |
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| derivations: |
devastating (adj.), devastatingly (adv.) |
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