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(1):

(v. t.) To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.

(2):

(a.) Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.

(3):

(a.) Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars.

(4):

(a.) Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless.

(5):

(a.) Lost to shame; dissolute.

(6):

(a.) Destitute of; lacking in.

(7):

(v. t.) To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Desolate'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​d/desolate.html. 1828.
 
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