‖a. [ L. desolatus, p. p. of desolare to leave alone, forsake; de- + solare to make lonely, solus alone. See Sole, a. ]
I will make Jerusalem . . . a den of dragons, and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. Jer. ix. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
And the silvery marish flowers that throng
The desolate creeks and pools among. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Have mercy upon, for I am desolate. Ps. xxv. 16. [ 1913 Webster ]
Voice of the poor and desolate. Keble. [ 1913 Webster ]
I were right now of tales desolate. Chaucer.
v. t.
Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war. Sparks. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. reduced to a barren and lifeless state.
adv. In a desolate manner. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The state of being desolate. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste. Mede. [ 1913 Webster ]