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Desolate (Verb)

Meaning 1

Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children".

Classification

Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting.

Synonyms

  • Desert
  • Abandon
  • Forsake

Hypernyms

  • Leave

Hyponyms

  • Strand
  • Walk Out
  • Maroon
  • Ditch
  • Expose

Related Words

  • Desolation (noun)

Meaning 2

Reduce in population; "The epidemic depopulated the countryside".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Depopulate

Hypernyms

  • Shrink

Related Words

  • Desolation (noun)

Meaning 3

Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Scourge
  • Ravage
  • Waste
  • Lay Waste To
  • Devastate

Hypernyms

  • Destroy
  • Ruin

Hyponyms

  • Ruin

Related Words

  • Desolation (noun)
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