devast

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verb

To devastate.

“a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay The countries devasted, the cities laid in ruins , and none of the colleges of the learned to be found”

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Meanings

verbdevast (third-person singular simple present devasts, present participle devasting, simple past and past participle devasted)

present singular third person devasts · participle present devasting · participle past devasted · past devasted

  1. obsoleteTo devastate.

    a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay The countries devasted, the cities laid in ruins , and none of the colleges of the learned to be found

Origin

Compare French dévaster. See devastate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

devast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devast

MLA

“devast.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devast. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “devast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devast.

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