Meaning
to devastate
- to destroy, ruin, or lay waste to a place
- to deeply upset or shatter emotionally
In a sentence
L'incendio ha devastato gran parte del bosco.
The fire devastated a large part of the woods.
Quella brutta notizia non deve devastare il tuo entusiasmo.
That bad news must not shatter your enthusiasm.
I forti venti devastarono le coste durante la notte?
Did the strong winds devastate the coasts overnight?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| devastare | infinitive |
| devasto | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| devasti | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| devasta | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| devastiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| devastate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| devastano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| devastavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| devastavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| devastava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| devastavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| devastavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| devastavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| devastai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| devastasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| devastò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| devastammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| devastaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| devastarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| devasterò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| devasterai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| devasterà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| devasteremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| devasterete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| devasteranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| devasti | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| devasti | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| devasti | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| devastiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| devastiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| devastino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| devastassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| devastassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| devastasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| devastassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| devastaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| devastassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| devasterei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| devasteresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| devasterebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| devasteremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| devastereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| devasterebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| devasta | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| devastiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| devastate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| devastando | gerund |
| devastato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary in compound tenses.
- Can describe natural disasters, war damage, or deep psychological pain.