devastate
verb/dɨvɐʃˈtaɾ/medium
de·vas·tar
Definition
To cause widespread and severe destruction; to lay waste, to ravage.
The hurricane devastated the coastal communities.
The news of his death devastated the entire family.
Common collocations
to devastate a regioncompletely devastatedevastate by firedevastate resources
Etymology
Do latim 'devastare'.