devastate

[ˈdevəsteɪt]

Definition:
1. To completely destroy a place or an area.
2. To make someone feel very shocked and sad.

Use 'devastate' in a sentence:

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