DESOLATE

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English desolat, from Latin desolatus, past participle of desolare to abandon, from de- + solus alone Date: 14th century devoid of inhabitants and visitors ; deserted, joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one , 3. showing the effects of abandonment and neglect ; dilapidated , barren , lifeless , devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope ; gloomy , see: alone ~ly adverb ~ness noun II. transitive verb (-lated; -lating) Date: 14th century to make ~:, to deprive of inhabitants, to lay waste, forsake , to make wretched, ~r or desolator noun desolatingly adverb