desolate

phonetic symbol: / désələt | dézələt | désəlèɪt / 

desolate - English Dictionary

[ verb ]
■ cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
devastate , lay waste to , ravage , scourge , waste

[ verb ]
■ reduce in population
depopulate

[ verb ]
■ leave someone who needs or counts on you
■ leave in the lurch
abandon , desert , forsake

[ adjective satellite ]
■ crushed by grief
e.g.)
・depressed and desolate of soul
・a low desolate wail

[ adjective satellite ]
■ providing no shelter or sustenance
e.g.)
・the desolate surface of the moon
bare , barren , bleak , stark

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