devastate

/ˈdevəsteɪt/

verb

dewastować

/dɛvasˈtɔvat͡ɕ/· czasownik

Also

niszczyćspustoszyć

Definition

to completely destroy a place or an area

Examples

The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city.

Bomba zdewastowała dużą część starej części miasta.

Synonyms

destroy ruinlay wasteravage

Collocations

completely devastateemotionally devastatedevastate an area

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