Definition of desolates

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  • desolates is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 10
  • desolates is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 10
  • desolates is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 11

Definition of desolates

  • reduce in population (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. depopulate
  • providing no shelter or sustenance (adjective)

    Examples

    1. the desolate surface of the moon

    Synonyms

    1. bare
    2. barren
    3. bleak
    4. stark
  • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. abandon
    2. desert
    3. forsake
  • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. devastate
    2. lay waste to
    3. ravage
    4. scourge
    5. waste
  • crushed by grief (adjective)

    Examples

    1. depressed and desolate of soul
    2. a low desolate wail

See definition of desolates in Merriam Webster