desolate (verb)

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• desolate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) giving an impression of bleak and dismal emptiness. 2) utterly wretched and unhappy. ► VERB ▪ make desolate. DERIVATIVES desolation noun. ORIGIN from Latin desolare abandon , from solus alone …   English terms dictionary

• desolate — (adj.) mid 14c., without companions, also uninhabited, from L. desolatus, pp. of desolare leave alone, desert, from de completely (see DE (Cf. de )) + solare make lonely, from solus alone (see SOLE (Cf …   Etymology dictionary

• 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

• desolate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English desolat, from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare to abandon, from de + solus alone Date: 14th century 1. devoid of inhabitants and visitors ; deserted 2. joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• desolate — 1 adjective 1 a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there and not much activity: desolate moorland 2 someone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely desolately adverb desolation noun (U) 2 verb (transitive… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• desolate — 1. adjective 1) the desolate prairie Syn: bleak, stark, bare, dismal, grim; wild, inhospitable; deserted, uninhabited, godforsaken, abandoned, unpeopled, untenanted, empty, barren; unfrequented, unvisited …   Thesaurus of popular words

• desolate — adjective dɛs(ə)lət 1》 giving an impression of bleak and dismal emptiness. 2》 utterly wretched and unhappy. verb dɛsəleɪt make desolate. Derivatives desolately adverb desolateness noun desolation noun desolator noun …   English new terms dictionary

• desolate — 1. adjective a) deserted and devoid of inhabitants b) barren and lifeless 2. verb To deprive somewhere of inhabitants; to …   Wiktionary

• desolate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. bleak, barren, inhospitable, unpeopled; lonely, abandoned, forlorn; comfortless, miserable. See absence, seclusion, dejection. v. t. waste, depopulate, devastate. See destruction. II (Roget s IV)… …   English dictionary for students

• desolate — adjective /ˈdɛsələt / (say desuhluht), /ˈdɛz / (say dez ) 1. barren or laid waste; devastated. 2. deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted. 3. left alone; lonely. 4. having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope. 5. dreary;… …  

• lay waste to — verb cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion • Syn: ↑waste, ↑devastate, ↑desolate, ↑ravage, ↑scourge • Derivationally related forms: ↑scourge …   Useful english dictionary