devastare

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devastare

  • /devasˈtare/

Where it comes from

dal latino devastare formato da de- e vastare ossia "spopolare"

verb avere · devastando · devastante · devastato · devasto · devasti

  1. distruggere completamente

Similar: danneggiare, depredare, derubare, desolare, distruggere, rovinare, saccheggiare, sciupare, sfregiare, demolire, guastare, abbattere, deturpare, sfigurare, imbruttire, deformare, alterare · Opposite: curare, restaurare, rispettare, salvare, preservare, costruire, ricostruire, rifare

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In English

  • waste to destroy — see also devastate, lay waste
  • devastate to ruin many or all things over a large area
  • ravage to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something

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@misc{devastare_2026,
  title = {devastare},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/it/devastare},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}