Meaning of 'desolate'

Find the meaning of the word ‘desolate’

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Meaning of ‘desolate’

5 definitions found.

desolate

adjective

crushed by grief

Example: "depressed and desolate of soul"

adjective

providing no shelter or sustenance

Synonyms: stark

verb

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Synonyms: waste scourge ravage devastate lay waste to

verb

reduce in population

Synonyms: depopulate

verb

leave someone who needs or counts on you

Synonyms: abandon desert forsake

Source: WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University

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