Desolate | Mean of desolate in English Dictionary
/ˈdɛsələt/
- lacking the people, plants, animals, etc., that make people feel welcome in a place
- a landscape as desolate [=barren, lifeless] as the moon
- We drove for hours along a desolate [=deserted] stretch of road.
- very sad and lonely especially because someone you love has died or left
- desolate [=grief-stricken] parents grieving over the death of their son
- desolate thoughts and memories
- Verb
- to make (someone) feel very sad and lonely for a long time
- They were desolated [=(more commonly) devastated] by the death of their son.
- to damage (a place) in such a way that it is no longer suitable for people to live in
- The constant bombings had desolated [=(more commonly) destroyed, devastated] the town.
