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Uncommondesolate
The correct spelling is desolate.
How to pronounce desolate
verb
Say it like: Des-ola-te
The correct spelling is desolate. To deprive of inhabitants. For example: "a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house"
Usage Examples
“a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house”
“desolate altars”
“He was left desolate by the early death of his wife.”
Meanings
verb
- 1.To deprive of inhabitants.
- 2.To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
- 3.To abandon or forsake something.
- 4.To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
adjective
- 1.Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.
- 2.Barren and lifeless.
- 3.Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.
- 4.Dismal or dreary.
- 5.Sad, forlorn and hopeless.
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