v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n. Devastating. ] [ L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See Vast. ] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. [ 1913 Webster ]
Whole countries . . . were devastated. Macaulay.
Syn. -- To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage. [ 1913 Webster ]
adj. same as desolated. Syn. -- blasted, desolate, desolated, ravaged, ruined, wasted. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]