desolate

Phonetic

US /ˈdesələt/UK /ˈdesələt/

Translations

ADJDeserted and devoid of inhabitants., Barren and lifeless., Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc., Dismal or dreary., Sad, forlorn and hopeless.

VERBTo deprive of inhabitants., To devastate or lay waste somewhere., To abandon or forsake something., To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.

Variants

desolates: Third Person Singular
desolating: Present Participle
desolated: Past Participle, Past Tense

Examples

Why Do India and China Keep Fighting Over This Desolate Terrain?
Source:www.nytimes.com
Compared with wealthy, glitzy Shenzhen, China’s flagship sez bordering Hong Kong, Hainan is desolate: unhelped by a lack of infrastructure across a 20-30km stretch of sea separating it from the mainland (pictured is a port in Haikou, the capital, from which goods are shipped over).
Source:www.economist.com
“It was pretty desolate, and the only restaurant was a Tim Hortons.
Source:www.nytimes.com
With its lurid/ˈlʊrɪd/ details and eerily/ˈɪrəli/ desolate/ˈdesələt/ crime scene, the Long Island serial killer case invited rampant speculation.
Source:www.nytimes.com
With its lurid/ˈlʊrɪd/ details and eerily/ˈɪrəli/ desolate/ˈdesələt/ crime scene, the Long Island serial killer case invited rampant speculation.
Source:www.nytimes.com

desolate

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