Word Definition

Desolate

  1. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars.
  2. Destitute of; lacking in.
  3. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.
  4. Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless.
  5. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.
  6. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.
  7. Lost to shame; dissolute.