Polyglot Dictionary

devastar

/deβasˈtaɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (yo)
devasto
preterite (yo)
devasté
past participle
devastado

Meaning

  1. to devastate

    • El huracán devastó la isla.

      The hurricane devastated the island.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

arrasar

arrasar and devastar are close synonyms for "to devastate," largely interchangeable.

asolar

asolar and devastar are close synonyms for "to devastate," largely interchangeable.

desolar

desolar and devastar are close synonyms for "to devastate," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

arrasar

arrasar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to devastate."

Practice

1 What does devastar mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches devastar?

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