Devastate

/ˈdɛvəsteɪt/ verb

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

What it means

  1. (verb) To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.
  2. (verb) To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.
  3. (verb) To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.

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Letter analysis

  • Devastate contains 9 letters: 4 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

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What does Devastate mean?

To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

How many letters are in Devastate?

Devastate has 9 letters.

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