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desolate Definition and Meaning in English (desolate definition)

adjective
Synonyms:bleakbarrendeserted
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Desolate definition: A desolate place is empty of people and appears bleak and dismal, often giving a feeling of loneliness.

Definitions of Desolate

  1. 1adjective

    A desolate place is empty of people and appears bleak and dismal, often giving a feeling of loneliness.

  2. 2verb

    To desolate a place means to make it bleakly and depressingly empty or bare, often through destruction or neglect.

Example Sentences

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“The old abandoned house stood desolate on the hill.”

casual

“Years of drought left the once green fields desolate.”

casual

“He felt desolate after his family moved away.”

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noundesolation
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Desolate definition: A desolate place is empty of people and appears bleak and dismal, often giving a feeling of loneliness.
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