devastate
[ˈdevəsteɪt]
Definition:
1. To completely destroy a place or an area.
2. To make someone feel very shocked and sad.
'devastate' example sentence:
- A big worry is that these transplanted megafauna might devastate plants and animals that are native to the western United States.v
- This change in climate is leading to more frequent wildfires, which could devastate the region's ecosystems.
- The result devastated me at the time. Even now I hark back to it.
- The war devastated the economy and saddled the country with a huge foreign debt.
- In India, massive habitat loss continues to devastate Bengal tiger populations.
- The bugs could potentially devastate crops in warm southern states.
- Moving buzzers completely devastate the infantry they go through.
- Psychologically, the defeat was devastating.
- I feel simply too devastated for words.
- The diagnosis was devastating. She had cancer.
- Devastate deals more damage ( and threat) as your gear improves.
- He received devastating injuries in the accident.
- That's because an economic disaster can devastate families and communities just as surely as a flood or tornado.
- Teresa was devastated, her dreams shattered.
- The crown-of-thorns starfish preys on coral and large outbreaks of these starfish can devastate reefs.
- As a result, they can devastate their competition in the marketplace.
- Oil spills devastate the natural environment, endanger public health, imperil drinking water and disrupt the economy.
- When cyclones devastate a city, when homes collapse in a sudden earthquake, the most urgent need is medical attention.
- The unscrupulous commodification of food and the destruction of foodstuffs will continue to devastate soils, livelihoods and ecologies.
- They intended to devastate the town at one stroke.
- The city of Ormac took the full force of the winds and devastating floods.
- Just when it seemed life was going well, she was blindsided by a devastating illness.
- The upshot is that we’re horrifyingly nonchalant at the prospect that rising carbon emissions may devastate our favorite planet.
- I was devastating, if I do say so myself.
- How much threat does Devastate generate?
- It is far easier to promise a bit more aid than to dismantle food subsidies that favour Western farmers but can devastate African ones.
- It will be a devastating blow to the local community if the factory closes.
- It warned of huge storm surges that could devastate coastal villages and cities.
- But when I first engage a mob with zero Sunders, my first Devastate usually deals less than 121 damage.
- That's a devastating move.
- We will never break, though they devastate, we shall motivate.
- Their next move was to found yet another start-up-this time, one that threatened to devastate the television industry.
- Devastate - Reduced to 50% of weapon damage from 80%.
- 'The Government is suppressing inflation by devastating the economy,' he said.
- Thellos means that Devastate always deals the most damage with 5 Sunders on the target.
- I was devastated when her words came true.
- His family is absolutely devastated.
- Animals from overseas could bring diseases and pests into the country and devastate the vulnerable local environment.
- This is the Weapon Damage component of Devastate for our example tank.
- But force would devastate the image of a state that he exalts as the pinnacle of good governance.
- Or what if I told you what I thought about you but would devastate you to hear?
- Chronic forms of pancreatitis can devastate a person's life over many years.
- So a permanent shift toward smaller cars would devastate industry profits.
- Can you give an example of how to calculate the average Devastate damage with a specific weapon and gear setup?
- The true regeneration of devastated Docklands seemed like pie in the sky.
- The damage inflicted upon the British fleet was devastating.
- Other areas are to lose aid so that money can be reallocated to towns devastated by pit closures.
- A few days before, a fire had devastated large parts of Windsor Castle.
- We are devastated, shocked beyond belief.
- The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.
- Oil spills are having a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.
- Opponents of the measure say it's political grandstanding that could prove devastating to the economy.
- Her smile was devastating.
- Bishop Daly said he was devastated by news of the Cardinal's death.
- It's a devastating and barbaric act that defies all comprehension.
- Affairs do have a devastating effect on marriages.
- An oil spill could be devastating for wildlife.