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to devastate
01
to deeply shock or overwhelm emotionally
Transitive: to devastate sb
Examples
The news of her brother 's sudden death devastated her, leaving her unable to function.
02
to destroy something completely
Transitive: to devastate sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
devastate
3rd person singular
devastates
Present participle
devastating
Past simple
devastated
Past participle
devastated
Examples
The hurricane devastated the coastal town, leaving homes and businesses in ruins.
Lexical Tree
devastated
devastating
devastation
devastate
