Devastate
Pronunciation : Dev"as*tate
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See Vast.]
Definition : Defn: To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. Whole countries . . . were devastated. Macaulay.
Syn. -- To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage.
t. [imp. & p. p. Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n. Devastating.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913