devastar

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvastāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

devastar (first-person singular present devasto, first-person singular preterite devastí, past participle devastat)

  1. (transitive) to devastate

Conjugation

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Ido

Verb

devastar (present tense devastas, past tense devastis, future tense devastos, imperative devastez, conditional devastus)

  1. (transitive) to lay waste to, devastate

Conjugation

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēvastāre.

Verb

devastar

  1. (10th century) to devastate; to destroy; to massacre

Usage notes

  • Only known recorded usage is in the Vie de Saint Léger.

References

  • Godefroy, Frédéric, Dictionnaire de l’ancienne langue française et de tous ses dialectes du IXe au XVe siècle (1881) (devaster, supplement)

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin dēvastāre.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: de‧vas‧tar

Verb

devastar (first-person singular present devasto, first-person singular preterite devastei, past participle devastado)

  1. (transitive) to devastate; to lay waste (to completely destroy)
    Synonym: destruir

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēvastāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /debasˈtaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧vas‧tar

Verb

devastar (first-person singular present devasto, first-person singular preterite devasté, past participle devastado)

  1. (transitive) to devastate

Conjugation

Further reading