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Meanings of
devastate
in anglès
portuguès
assolar
català
desgastar
espanyol
destrozar
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To cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.
waste
desolate
scourge
ravage
lay waste to
lay… to waste
català
desgastar
To destroy completely.
annihilate
Usage of
devastate
in anglès
1
Last year, auto supporters said an industry collapse would
devastate
the economy.
2
Even today, however, a Washington-Moscow confrontation could
devastate
the entire northern hemisphere.
3
They also said setting import tariffs at zero would
devastate
Britain's farmers.
4
They are fearful any extension to restrictions could
devastate
the region's economy.
5
Collectively it creates a drop in demand, which can
devastate
economic growth.
6
Environmentalists argue it will
devastate
a rich, biodiverse nation with far-reaching consequences.
7
It threatens to
devastate
the Gulf region's multibillion-dollar fishing and tourist industries.
8
In these ways, they can withstand impacts that
devastate
other marine species.
9
They'll be in a position to detonate their mines and
devastate
everything.
10
I know that this letter will
devastate
you-notonly emotionally, but financially.
11
Even a small fire can
devastate
the structural integrity of the cathedral.
12
She knew this would
devastate
them, but it was the only option.
13
The capacity for technic intelligence to
devastate
a world was shocking, nightmarish.
14
He could
devastate
Salusa Secundus, but that would harm him as well.
15
Hampton, having detached Colonel Clarke to
devastate
Missisquoi Bay, prepared to advance.
16
Cross-fertilization could
devastate
conventional and organic growers' businesses, the critics said.
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devastate
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
devastate crops
devastate the country
devastate families
devastate a city
devastate native
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Translations for
devastate
portuguès
assolar
destruir
català
desgastar
destrossar
gastar
assolar
devastar
espanyol
destrozar
gastar
Devastate
through the time
Devastate
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common