devastate

[US]/ˈdevəsteɪt/
[UK]/ˈdevəsteɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. wasak; wasakin; guluhin; lubogin (sa damdamin o pananalapi).
Word Forms
Third Person Singulardevastates
Pluraldevastates
Past Tensedevastated
Past Participledevastated
Present Participledevastating

Phrases & Collocations

utterly devastated

lubhang nasira

devastating impact

malaking epekto

Example Sentences

the city was devastated by a huge earthquake.

Wasak ang lungsod dahil sa malakas na lindol.

A long war devastated Europe.

Winawasak ng isang mahabang digmaan ang Europa.

was devastated by the rude remark.

Nawasak dahil sa bastos na komento.

A storm devastated the island.

Winawasak ng bagyo ang isla.

she was devastated by the loss of Damian.

Nawasak siya sa pagkawala ni Damian.

a whole town devastated by an earthquake;

Isang buong bayan na winasak ng lindol;

a conspiracy of wind and tide that devastated coastal areas.

Isang sabwatan ng hangin at agos na nagwasak sa mga baybayin.

In 1974 Darwin was devastated by Cyclone Tracy.

Noong 1974, winasak ng Cyclone Tracy ang Darwin.

He was devastated by the rude remark.

Nawasak siya sa bastos na komento.

I was devastated by the news of the crash.

Nawasak ako sa balita tungkol sa pagbagsak.

bad weather has devastated the tourist industry.

Winawasak ng masamang panahon ang industriya ng turismo.

Sircana, a deputy and long-time Prodi confidante, said he had been devastated by the photo and called his behaviour "a moment of stupid curiosity" in a supposed transexual.

Sinabi ni Sircana, isang deputy at long-time confidante ni Prodi, na labis siyang nasaktan sa larawan at tinawag niya ang kanyang pag-uugali na "isang sandali ng tanga na pagkamausisa" sa isang diumano'y transexual.

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