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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Devastate

/dĕv'-əs-tātˌ/ · Dev·as·tate · IPA /ˈdɛv.ə.steɪt/
01 v. t. To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.
imp. & p. p. Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n. Devastating
  1. 1.
    To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.
    “Whole countries . . . were devastated.” Macaulay.