"devast" meaning in All languages combined

See devast on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: devasts [present, singular, third-person], devasting [participle, present], devasted [participle, past], devasted [past]
Etymology: Compare French dévaster. See devastate. Etymology templates: {{cog|fr|dévaster}} French dévaster Head templates: {{en-verb}} devast (third-person singular simple present devasts, present participle devasting, simple past and past participle devasted)
  1. (obsolete) To devastate. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-devast-en-verb-l1wzZH5U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSONL data for devast meaning in All languages combined (1.2kB)

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