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devastate

English

  1. 🔊 overwhelm or overpower
    “He was devastated by his grief when his son died”
  2. 🔊 cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
    “The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”

Spanish

  1. 🔊 devastar to devastate

Similar words

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