Definition of "desolate" in Englisch

adjective

1. Deserted and devoid of inhabitants.

   • a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house

2. Barren and lifeless.

3. Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc.

   • desolate altars

4. Dismal or dreary.

5. Sad, forlorn and hopeless.

   • He was left desolate by the early death of his wife.

verb

1. To deprive of inhabitants.

2. To devastate or lay waste somewhere.

3. To abandon or forsake something.

4. To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.