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Word: Desolate
Speech Type: Verb
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin desolatus ‘abandoned’, past participle of desolare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + solus ‘alone’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdɛsəleɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
make (a place) appear bleakly empty
Short Definition:make place appear desolate
Examples:- the droughts that desolated the dry plains
Definition:
make (someone) feel utterly wretched and unhappy
Short Definition:make someone feel desolate
Examples:- he was desolated by the deaths of his treasured friends
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