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"
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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"
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verb

reduce in population

Example: "The epidemic depopulated the countryside"
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verb

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Example: "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

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