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🌪️devastate

verb
/ˈdɛvəˌsteɪt/
B2 Upper Intermediate
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detrude devastating
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Meaning

to cause severe and overwhelming destruction or damage

Example Sentences

The hurricane devastated the coastal town.

Synonyms

destroy, ruin, demolish, wreck

Antonyms

build, create, restore

Collocations

devastate a city, devastate a region, devastating effects

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