/ Dictionary / Index D devastate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: dev•as•tate Pronunciation: (dev'u-stāt"), [key] — -tat•ed, -tat•ing. to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. to overwhelm. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: devastate (Thesaurus) Devanagari devastating Related Content Daily Word Quiz: reclusive Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language