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desolating definition
desolating |
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")
desolating definition
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