Dĕv'as-tāte or De-vās'tāte, v. t.

(Synop., § 130), v. t. [imp. & p. p. DEVASTATED; p. pr. & vb. n. DEVASTATING.] [Lat. devastare, devastatum, from de and vastare, to lay waste, from vastus, waste; It. devastare, Sp. devastar, Fr. dévaster. See VAST.] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.

Whole countries . . . were devastated. Macaulay.

Synonyms—To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage.