des´o•late
a. [L. desolatus, p. p. of desolare to leave alone, forsake; de- + solare to make lonely, solus alone. See Sole, a.]
1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house. “I will make Jerusalem … a den of dragons, and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.” Jer. ix. 11. “And the silvery marish flowers that throng
The desolate creeks and pools among.” Tennyson.
2. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as desolate altars.
3. Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless. “Have mercy upon, for I am desolate.” Ps. xxv. 16. “Voice of the poor and desolate.” Keble.
4. Lost to shame; dissolute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
5. Destitute of; lacking in. [Obs.] “I were right now of tales desolate.” Chaucer. Syn. — Desert; uninhabited; lonely; waste.
1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house. “I will make Jerusalem … a den of dragons, and I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant.” Jer. ix. 11. “And the silvery marish flowers that throng
The desolate creeks and pools among.” Tennyson.
2. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as desolate altars.
3. Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless. “Have mercy upon, for I am desolate.” Ps. xxv. 16. “Voice of the poor and desolate.” Keble.
4. Lost to shame; dissolute. [Obs.] Chaucer.
5. Destitute of; lacking in. [Obs.] “I were right now of tales desolate.” Chaucer. Syn. — Desert; uninhabited; lonely; waste.
des´o•late
v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desolating.]
1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.
2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as a fire desolates a city. “Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war.” Sparks.
1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.
2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as a fire desolates a city. “Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war.” Sparks.
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