Devastate
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mid 17th century: from Latin devastat- ‘laid waste’, from the verb devastare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + vastare ‘lay waste’.
wiktionary
From Latin dēvastātus, perfect passive participle of dēvastō, from dē- (augmentative prefix) + vastō(“I destroy, I lay waste to”).
etymonline
devastate (v.)
1630s, "lay waste, ravage, make desolate," perhaps a back-formation from devastation. Apparently not common until 19c.; earlier verb form devast is attested from 1530s, from French devaster, from Latin devastare. Figurative use is by 1856. Related: devastated; devastating.
