What does devast mean?
Devast means (obsolete) To devastate..
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(obsolete) To devastate..
a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay The countries devasted, the cities laid in ruins , and none of the colleges of the learned to be found
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Devast means (obsolete) To devastate..
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a. 1751, Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke, an essay The countries devasted, the cities laid in ruins , and none of the colleges of the learned to be found
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