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des•o•late



Pronunciation: (
—adj.des'u-lit;
—v.des'u-lāt"), [key]
—adj., v., -lat•ed, -lat•ing.

—adj.
1. barren or laid waste; devastated: a treeless, desolate landscape.
2. deprived or destitute of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited.
3. solitary; lonely: a desolate place.
4. having the feeling of being abandoned by friends or by hope; forlorn.
5. dreary; dismal; gloomy: desolate prospects.

—v.t.
1. to lay waste; devastate.
2. to deprive of inhabitants; depopulate.
3. to make disconsolate.
4. to forsake or abandon.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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