Definitions
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Word origin
From Middle English desolat(e). See Etymology 2 and -ate (adjective-forming suffix) for more.
Used in a sentence
“a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house”
“I will make Jerusalem […] a den of dragons, and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.”
“And the silvery marish flowers that throng / The desolate creeks and pools among.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Bleakly empty”8 letters
02“Bleak and empty”8 letters
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