desolate
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Synonyms: deisolate, resolute, derogate, isolate, resonate, detonate, decorate, deodate, deflate, defoliate, delate
Antonyms: deisolate, resolute, derogate, isolate, resonate, detonate, decorate, deodate, deflate, defoliate, delate
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Adjective
- Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
- a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house
- Barren and lifeless.
- Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
- desolate altars
- Dismal or dreary.
- Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
- He was left desolate by the early death of his wife.
Verb
- To deprive of inhabitants.
- To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
- To abandon or forsake something.
- To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
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