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desolates definition

desolates


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  desolate 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  desolate 
 
  Sense  1 
  abandon,  forsake,  desolate,  desert 
  =>  expose 
  =>  walk  out 
  =>  ditch 
  =>  maroon,  strand 
 
  Sense  3 
  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage 
  =>  ruin 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  desolate 
 
  2  of  3  senses  of  desolate 
 
  Sense  1 
  abandon,  forsake,  desolate,  desert 
  =>  expose 
  =>  walk  out 
  =>  ditch 
  =>  maroon,  strand 
 
  Sense  3 
  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage 
  =>  ruin 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  desolate 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  desolate 
 
  3  senses  of  desolate 
 
  Sense  1 
  abandon,  forsake,  desolate,  desert 
  =>  leave 
 
  Sense  2 
  depopulate,  desolate 
  =>  shrink,  reduce 
 
  Sense  3 
  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage 
  =>  destroy,  ruin 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  desolate 
 
  desolate  used  as  a  verb  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  3) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  desolate 
 
  Sense  1 
  abandon,  forsake,  desolate,  desert 
  =>  leave 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  depopulate,  desolate 
  =>  shrink,  reduce 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage 
  =>  destroy,  ruin 
  -------------- 
 
  Overview  of  verb  desolate 
 
  The  verb  desolate  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  abandon,  forsake,  desolate,  desert  --  (leave  someone  who  needs  or  counts  on  you  leave  in  the  lurch;  "The  mother  deserted  her  children") 
  2.  depopulate,  desolate  --  (reduce  in  population;  "The  epidemic  depopulated  the  countryside") 
  3.  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage  --  (devastate  or  ravage;  "The  enemy  lay  waste  to  the  countryside  after  the  invasion") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  desolate 
 
  The  verb  desolate  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  abandon,  forsake,  desolate,  desert  --  (leave  someone  who  needs  or  counts  on  you  leave  in  the  lurch;  "The  mother  deserted  her  children") 
  2.  depopulate,  desolate  --  (reduce  in  population;  "The  epidemic  depopulated  the  countryside") 
  3.  lay  waste  to  waste,  devastate,  desolate,  ravage  --  (devastate  or  ravage;  "The  enemy  lay  waste  to  the  countryside  after  the  invasion") 



desolates definition