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desolate
[ adjective des-uh-lit; verb des-uh-leyt ]
adjective
- barren or laid waste; devastated:
a treeless, desolate landscape.
Synonyms:
- deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited.
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a desolate life.
- having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn.
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Antonyms: ,
desolate prospects.
verb (used with object)
- to lay waste; devastate.
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- to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate.
- to make disconsolate.
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- to forsake or abandon.
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desolate
adjective
- uninhabited; deserted
- made uninhabitable; laid waste; devastated
- without friends, hope, or encouragement; forlorn, wretched, or abandoned
- gloomy or dismal; depressing
verb
- to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate
- to make barren or lay waste; devastate
- to make wretched or forlorn
- to forsake or abandon
Derived Forms
- ˈDZٱ, adverb
- ˈDZٱԱ, noun
- ˈˌٱ, noun
Other yvlog Forms
- o·ٱ· adverb
- o·ٱ·Ա noun
- o·e o·tǰ noun
- ܲȴ-o·ٱ adjective
- quasi-o·ٱ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of desolate1
Synonym Study
Example Sentences
We could see people mourning and desolate, but they did not want to speak to the media, fearing reprisals from the military government.
Some wondered whether their loved ones had perished on this desolate spot.
Russell’s Uz is a desolate, ravaged Dust Bowl town where farmers have lost their crops and residents have perished thanks to extreme weather.
Ms Smith, the co-founder of Stay in LA, likens the decline of Hollywood productions to the fall of Detroit, whose once formidable automotive industry collapsed, leaving much of the city desolate and impoverished.
"No part of Israel should be left unsettled by Jews. If we leave any area desolate it is liable to be overtaken by our enemies," Nachala added.
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