— devastative , adj. — devastator , n.
/dev"euh stayt'/ , v.t., devastated, devastating .
1. to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city.
2. to overwhelm.
[ 1625-35; devastatus laid waste (ptp. of devastare ), equiv. to de- DE- + vast ( are ) to lay waste (akin to vastus empty) + -atus -ATE 1 ]
Syn. 1. destroy, sack, despoil. See ravage .