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.