desolate

adjective

des·o·late | \ ˈde-sə-lət

, ˈde-zə-\

Definition of desolate

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted a desolate abandoned town

2 : joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one a desolate widow

3a : showing the effects of abandonment and neglect : dilapidated a desolate old house

b : barren, lifeless a desolate landscape

c : devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope : gloomy desolate memories

desolate

verb

des·o·late | \ ˈde-sə-ˌlāt

, ˈde-zə-\

desolated; desolating

Definition of desolate (Entry 2 of 2)

: to make desolate:

a : to deprive of inhabitants The neighboring towns were desolated.

b : to lay waste desolating the city with bombs

c : forsake their desolated families back home

d : to make wretched

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Adjective

desolately adverb

desolateness noun

Verb

desolater or desolator \ ˈde-sə-ˌlā-tər

, ˈde-zə- \ noun

desolatingly \ ˈde-sə-ˌlā-tiŋ-lē

, ˈde-zə- \ adverb