Dictionary Check: desolate
"desolate" is a valid word!
Scrabble
9
points
Words with Friends
10
points
Definition
adjective
providing no shelter or sustenance
Example:
"bare rocky hills"
adjective
crushed by grief
Example:
"depressed and desolate of soul"
verb
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
Example:
"The mother deserted her children"
verb
reduce in population
Example:
"The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
verb
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Example:
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
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