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desolate
I. adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Radin's body was found in a desolate canyon about 65 miles north of Los Angeles. ▪ the desolate terrain of the moon ▪ The little mining town was desolate and ugly. ▪ We looked out over a desolate landscape of bare trees and stony fields. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But downtown is desolate with empty storefronts. ▪ In some of the more desolate regions, half of the active population is out of work. ▪ One imagines with misgiving the last scene on desolate Eldey. ▪ The desolate quietness was almost painful. ▪ The bus station was similarly desolate, while the cinema, cultural centre, public baths and a hospital have closed. ▪ There are stretches of land scattered throughout the United States that have become so desolate they are the stuff of legends. ▪ To people who work outside all day this is one of the most desolate sounds known. ▪ We sat still in the desolate space for several hours before we surmised that evidently we were free to go. II. verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ Andropulos was desolated by the deaths of his friends. ▪ Drought had desolated the farming town. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Lesley-Jane was desolated, but desolated.
desolate
I. des‧o‧late1 /ˈdesələt/ adjective [date : 1300-1400; Language : Latin; Origin : desolatus, from solus 'alone'] 1. a place that is desolate is empty and looks sad because there are no people there: ▪ a desolate landscape
2. someone who is desolate feels very sad and lonely
—desolately adverb
—desolation /ˌdesəˈleɪʃən/ noun [UNCOUNTABLE]
II. des‧o‧late2 /ˈdesəleɪt/ verb [TRANSITIVE USUALLY PASSIVE] literary to make someone feel very sad and lonely SYN devastate: ▪ David was desolated by his wife’s death.
—desolated adjective
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