Syn.
— Desert; uninhabited; lonely; waste.
DESOLATE
Des"o*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desolated; p. pr. & vb. n.
Desolating.]
1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.
2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city. Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war. Sparks.
DESOLATELY
Des"o*late*ly, adv.
Defn: In a desolate manner.
DESOLATENESS
Des"o*late*ness, n.
Defn: The state of being desolate.
DESOLATER
Des"o*la`ter, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, desolates or lays waste. Mede.