2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a
city.
[1913 Webster]
Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war. --Sparks. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
desolated — adj. reduced to a barren and lifeless state. Syn: blasted, desolate, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desolated — adj a desolated village • • • Main Entry: ↑desolate … Useful english dictionary
desolated — Synonyms and related words: ausgespielt, bankrupt, blasted, blighted, broken, broken down, brokenhearted, crushed, cut up, destroyed, devastated, done for, done in, down and out, fallen, finished, gone to pot, heart stricken, heart struck,… … Moby Thesaurus
desolated — des·o·late || desÉ™lÉ™t v. make miserable; abandon, neglect; deprive of inhabitants, depopulate adj. abandoned, lonesome, neglected; miserable … English contemporary dictionary
blasted desolate desolated devastated ravaged ruined wasted — destroyed destroyed adj. 1. p. p. of {destroy}. [Narrower terms: {annihilated, exterminated, wiped out(predicate)}; {blasted, desolate, desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted}; {blighted, spoilt}; {blotted out, obliterate, obliterated};… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
desolate — desolates, desolating, desolated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]de̱sələt[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]de̱səleɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED A desolate place is empty of people and lacking in comfort. ...a desolate landscape of flat green fields… … English dictionary
Meenas — Meena or Mina (मीणा) Classification Kshatriya Varna in Hinduism Religions 99.76% Hinduism, 0.08% Christianity, 0.02% Islam Languages Hindi, Mewari, Marwari, Dhundari, Harauti, Panjabi Eastern, Wagdi, Malvi, Garhwali, Bhili etc. Subdivisions Bhil… … Wikipedia
desolate — adj. & v. adj. 1 left alone; solitary. 2 (of a building or place) uninhabited, ruined, neglected, barren, dreary, empty (a desolate moor). 3 forlorn; wretched; miserable (was left desolate and weeping). v.tr. 1 depopulate or devastate; lay waste… … Useful english dictionary
Desolate — Des o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desolating}.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Desolating — Desolate Des o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Desolated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Desolating}.] 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood. [1913 Webster] 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
