devastate

devastate is a 9-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. Face value is 13 in Scrabble and 14 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 13 · Words With Friends 14 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.
2. verb. overwhelm or overpower

   "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

3. verb. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

   "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

   Synonyms: desolate, ravage, scourge, waste

Synonyms

desolate, ravage, scourge, waste

Common word forms

devastated, devastates, devastating

Words from these letters

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