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* * *to desolate; to ravage; to lay waste; to devastate* * *ver|wüs|ten [fɛɐ'vyːstn] ptp verwüstetvtto devastate, to ravage; (fig ) Gesicht to ravage* * *1) (to leave in ruins: The fire devastated the countryside.) devastate2) (to make (a piece of land) into barren country by burning and plundering.) lay waste* * *ver·wüs·ten *vt▪ etw \verwüsten to devastate sthdie Wohnung \verwüsten to wreck the flat [or AM apartment]das Land \verwüsten to ravage [or lay waste to] the land* * *transitives Verb devastate* * *verwüsten v/t lay waste, devastate; durch Vandalismus: devastate; umg, fig (Frisur, Make-up etc) ruin* * *transitives Verb devastate* * *v.to desolate v.to devastate v.to ravage v. -
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v/t devastate, lay waste (to)* * *to ravage; to disastrous; to lay waste; to ruin; to devastate* * *ver|hee|ren [fɛɐ'heːrən] ptp verheertvtto devastate; (Truppen auch) to lay waste* * *ver·hee·ren *[fɛɐ̯ˈhe:rən]vt▪ etw \verheeren to devastate sth* * *verheeren v/t devastate, lay waste (to)* * *v.to devastate v. -
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v/t (trennb., hat -ge-)2. fig. crush, shatter* * *to stun* * *nie|der|schmet|ternvt septo smash or batter down; (fig) to shatter* * ** * *nie·der|schmet·ternvt▪ jdn \niederschmettern1. (niederschlagen) to send sb crashing to the ground [or floor]jdn mit einem Faustschlag \niederschmettern to send sb crashing with a puncheine \niederschmetternde Nachricht devastating news* * *niederschmettern v/t (trennb, hat -ge-)2. fig crush, shatter -
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v/t destroy (auch Urkunden); stärker: annihilate; (ausrotten) exterminate; (auslöschen) wipe out, eradicate; (Hoffnung) dash, shatter* * *to cut up; to undo; to destroy; to annihilate; to demolish; to crush; to devastate; to kill; to blight; to kill off; to shatter* * *ver|nịch|ten [fɛɐ'nɪçtn] ptp verni\#chtetvt (lit, fig)to destroy; Schädlinge, Menschheit auch to exterminate; Feind auch to annihilate* * *1) (to destroy completely: The epidemic annihilated the population of the town.) annihilate2) (to make or become unusable.) break3) (to kill (animals): This poison destroys rats.) destroy4) (to stop the growth of (plants etc): The frost has nipped the roses.) nip* * *ver·nich·ten *[fɛɐ̯ˈnɪçtn̩]vt1. (zerstören)▪ etw \vernichten to destroy sth2. (ausrotten)▪ jdn/etw \vernichten to exterminate sb/sth* * *transitives Verb destroy; exterminate <pests, vermin>* * *vernichten v/t destroy (auch Urkunden); stärker: annihilate; (ausrotten) exterminate; (auslöschen) wipe out, eradicate; (Hoffnung) dash, shatter* * *transitives Verb destroy; exterminate <pests, vermin>* * *v.to annihilate v.to blast v.to crush v.to defeat v.to demolish v.to destroy v.to kill v. -
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ver·hee·ren * [fɛɐ̭ʼhe:rən]vtetw \verheeren to devastate sth -
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ver·wüs·ten *vtetw \verwüsten to devastate sth;die Wohnung \verwüsten to wreck the flat [or (Am) apartment];das Land \verwüsten to ravage [or lay waste to] the land -
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zerstören v 1. destroy, demolish, ruin (Gebäude); 2. bite, eat, corrode (durch Korrosion); 3. crack, demulsify (Emulsionen); 4. UMW mar (die Umwelt); 5. devastate, wreck, vandalize, havoc (mutwillig durch Vandalismus)Deutsch-Englisch Fachwörterbuch Architektur und Bauwesen > zerstören
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1. to desolate2. to devastate3. to ravage4. to ruin
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Devastate — Dev as*tate (?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Devastated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Devastating}.] [L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See {Vast}.] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
devastate — I verb demolish, depopulate, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy, gut, lever, overwhelm, pillage, plunder, raid, ransack, ravage, raze, ruin, sack, wreck II index damage, despoil, destroy (efface), ex … Law dictionary
devastate — (v.) 1630s, perhaps a back formation from DEVASTATION (Cf. devastation). Apparently not common until 19c.; earlier verb form devast is attested from 1530s, from M.Fr. devaster. Related: devastated … Etymology dictionary
devastate — waste, *ravage, sack, pillage, despoil, spoliate Analogous words: *destroy, demolish, raze: *ruin, wreck: plunder, loot, *rob, rifle … New Dictionary of Synonyms
devastate — [v] demolish, destroy depredate, desecrate, desolate, despoil, devour, do one in*, lay waste, level, pillage, plunder, raid, ravage, raze, ruin, sack, smash, spoil, spoliate, stamp out*, take apart, total*, trash*, waste, wipe off map*, wreck;… … New thesaurus
devastate — ► VERB 1) destroy or ruin. 2) overwhelm with severe shock or grief. DERIVATIVES devastation noun devastator noun. ORIGIN Latin devastare, from vastare lay waste … English terms dictionary
devastate — [dev′ə stāt΄] vt. devastated, devastating [< L devastatus, pp. of devastare, to lay waste < de , intens. + vastare, to make empty < vastus, empty: see VAST] 1. to lay waste; make desolate; ravage; destroy 2. to make helpless; overwhelm… … English World dictionary
devastate — verb Devastate is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑cyclone, ↑earthquake, ↑hurricane, ↑tornado, ↑typhoon Devastate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑country, ↑economy, ↑industry … Collocations dictionary
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 — [17] Etymologically as well as semantically, devastate is related to ‘lay waste’. It comes from the past participle of Latin dēvāstāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē and vāstāre ‘lay waste’. This was a derivative of vāstus… … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
devastate — [17] Etymologically as well as semantically, devastate is related to ‘lay waste’. It comes from the past participle of Latin dēvāstāre, a compound verb formed from the intensive prefix dē and vāstāre ‘lay waste’. This was a derivative of vāstus… … Word origins