‖or ‖(&unr_;), n. [ Skr. d&unr_;va. Cf. Deity. ] (Hind. Myth.) A god; a deity; a divine being; an idol; a king. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ Skr. dēvanāgarī; dēva god + nagara city, i. e., divine city. ] The script or characters in which Sanskrit and Hindi are written. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. The change of vapor into water, as in the formation of rain. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ Cf. F. dévaster. See Devastate. ] To devastate. [ Obs. ] Bolingbroke. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Devastated; p. pr. & vb. n. Devastating. ] [ L. devastatus, p. p. of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay waste, vastus waste. See Vast. ] To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate. [ 1913 Webster ]

Whole countries . . . were devastated. Macaulay.

Syn. -- To waste; ravage; desolate; destroy; demolish; plunder; pillage. [ 1913 Webster ]

adj. same as desolated.
Syn. -- blasted, desolate, desolated, ravaged, ruined, wasted. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

adj. 1. highly critical; making light of; as, a devastating portrait of human folly.
Syn. -- annihilating, withering. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. causing or capable of causing complete destruction; as, a devastating hurricane.
Syn. -- annihilative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ Cf. F. dévastation. ] 1. The act of devastating, or the state of being devastated; a laying waste. [ 1913 Webster ]

Even now the devastation is begun,
And half the business of destruction done. Goldsmith. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) Waste of the goods of the deceased by an executor or administrator. Blackstone.

Syn. -- Desolation; ravage; waste; havoc; destruction; ruin; overthrow. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ] One who, or that which, devastates. Emerson. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ L., he has wasted. ] (Law) Waste or misapplication of the assets of a deceased person by an executor or an administrator. Bouvier. [ 1913 Webster ]