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• devastate */ — UK [ˈdevəˌsteɪt] / US verb [transitive, usually passive] Word forms devastate : present tense I/you/we/they devastate he/she/it devastates present participle devastating past tense devastated past participle devastated 1) to seriously damage or… …   English dictionary

• devastate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. [lay] waste, ravage, desolate, pillage; ruin, raze, destroy, demolish; informal, disappoint, crush. See destruction, disappointment. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To lay waste] Syn. ravage, desolate,… …   English dictionary for students

• devastate — dev|a|state [ˈdevəsteıt] v [T] [Date: 1600 1700; : Latin; Origin: devastare, from vastare to lay waste, destroy ] 1.) to make someone feel extremely shocked and sad ▪ Rob was devastated by the news of her death. 2.) to damage something very badly …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• devastate — dev|as|tate [ devə,steıt ] verb transitive usually passive * 1. ) to seriously damage or completely destroy something: Western India was devastated by a huge earthquake. 2. ) to make someone feel very shocked and upset: Mary s sisters were… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• conservation — conservational, adj. /kon seuhr vay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of conserving; prevention of injury, decay, waste, or loss; preservation: conservation of wildlife; conservation of human rights. 2. official supervision of rivers, forests, and other… …   Universalium

• destroy — I (efface) verb abort, annihilate, blast, blight, blot out, break to pieces, bring to ruin, burn, consume, corrode, deal destruction, decimate, deface, demolish, desolate, destruct, destruere, devastate, devour, diruere, disintegrate, dissolve,… …   Law dictionary

• ravage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lay waste, pillage, plunder, sack, devastate. See destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pillage, overrun, devastate, destroy, despoil, lay waste, plunder, sack, desolate, wreck, waste, disrupt,… …   English dictionary for students

• consume — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. destroy, demolish, annihilate; burn, decompose, corrode; devour, swallow, eat, drink; exhaust, drain, use up, expend. See destruction, use, waste. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To eat or drink] Syn. eat… …   English dictionary for students

• Haydonites — The Haydonites are a fictional, highly advanced cybernetic race that appears in Robotech and made their first appearance in the comic Robotech: Prelude to the Shadow Chronicles. They are also seen the subsequent movie, Robotech: The Shadow… …   Wikipedia

• waste — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Gradual loss or decay Nouns 1. waste, wastage; dissipation; dispersion; ebb; leakage, loss; wear and tear; extravagance, wastefulness, prodigality, conspicuous consumption; waste of time; jeunesse dorée; …   English dictionary for students

• destroy — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To bring to nothing] Syn. ruin, demolish, exterminate, raze, annihilate, tear down, throw down, plunder, ransack, pillage, eradicate, do away with, overthrow, cause the downfall of, devastate, swallow up, butcher, extirpate …   English dictionary for students