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devastates definition
devastates |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb devastate 1 of 2 senses of devastate Sense 1 lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => ruin Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb devastate 1 of 2 senses of devastate Sense 1 lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => ruin Entailment of verb devastate Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb devastate 2 senses of devastate Sense 1 lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => destroy, ruin Sense 2 devastate => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake Familiarity of verb devastate devastate used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb devastate Sense 1 lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage => destroy, ruin -------------- Sense 2 devastate => overwhelm, overpower, sweep over whelm, overcome, overtake -------------- Overview of verb devastate The verb devastate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage -- (devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion") 2. devastate -- (overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died") Overview of verb devastate The verb devastate has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) lay waste to waste, devastate, desolate, ravage -- (devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion") 2. devastate -- (overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died")
devastates definition