v. t.
Whole countries . . . were devastated. Macaulay.
adj. same as desolated.
adj.
n. [ Cf. F. dévastation. ]
Even now the devastation is begun,
And half the business of destruction done. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. ] One who, or that which, devastates. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ L., he has wasted. ] (Law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a chemical substance (
n. [ L. vastatio, fr. vastare to lay waste, fr. vastus empty, waste. ] A laying waste; waste; depopulation; devastation. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]