desolate
To deprive of inhabitantsTo deprive of inhabitants.
» Mars is a cold desolate planet.
Der Mars ist ein kalter, trostloser Planet. — Naina
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4 sensesTo deprive of inhabitants.
To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
To abandon or forsake something.
To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
- reduce in population
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Examples
24 sentencesMars is a cold desolate planet.
deDer Mars ist ein kalter, trostloser Planet. — Naina
Karl was on a desolate highway.
The island seemed dead and desolate.
Kalman arrived at that desolate location.
The place is desolate and forlorn.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From Middle English desolaten (“to desolate”), from desolat(e) (“desolate”), from Latin dēFrom Middle English desolaten (“to desolate”), from desolat(e) (“desolate”), from Latin dēsōlātus, perfect passive participle of dēsōlō (“to leave alone, make lonely, lay waste, desolate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix) for more.
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Forms
desolates, desolating, desolated, desolatedSynonyms
95 synonyms- reduce in population:depopulate
- leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch:abandonforsakedesert
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly:lay waste towastedevastateravagescourge
Word family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle