n. [ Gr.
n. Estate; state. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Whole countries . . . were devastated. Macaulay.
adj. same as desolated.
n. [ Gr. (&unr_;) down + (&unr_;) to cause to stand. ] (Physiol.) A substance formed by a catabolic process; -- opposed to