Definition
Third-person singular present tense of 'desolate': to make a place empty and lonely, or to make someone feel deeply sad and abandoned.
Etymology
From Old French 'desoler', Latin 'desolatus'. The '-s' suffix marks this as the third-person singular form, showing the action happening now to something or someone.
Kelly Says
The verb 'desolates' is powerful in poetry and literature because it suggests an ongoing process—something is actively making a place empty and sad, not just happening to it.
Translations
ARالعربية
يُهلك
yu-hali-k
BNবাংলা
শূন্য করে
shunno kore
CACatalà
desola
deh-soh-lah
CSČeština
vylidí
vee-lee-dee
DADansk
forlader
for-la-der
DEDeutsch
verwüstet
fer-voost
ELΕλληνικά
αποκαταστρέφω
a-po-ka-ta-stre-fo
ESEspañol
desola
deh-soh-lah
FAفارسی
ویران میکند
veer-an-mee-kuhd
FISuomi
tyhjentää
tyh-jen-taa
FRFrançais
désole
deh-zol
HUMagyar
pusztít
puszt-it
IDBahasa Indonesia
membuang
mem-baung
ITItaliano
desolata
deh-soh-lah-tah
KO한국어
황폐하게 한다
hwang-peh-ha-ge han-da
MSBahasa Melayu
merampas
mer-am-pas
NLNederlands
verwoest
ver-woest
PLPolski
opustosza
op-us-to-shah
PTPortuguês
desola
deh-soh-lah
RORomână
devastează
deh-vas-teh-ah-tsa
RUРусский
пустеет
pustyet
SVSvenska
föröder
for-oder
SWKiswahili
kuhari
koo-ha-ree
TEతెలుగు
ఖాళీ చేస్తుంది
khaali ches-tundi
THไทย
ทิ้งให้ร้าง
ting hai raang
TLTL
ipinag-iwan
i-pi-na-g-i-wan
TRTürkçe
boşaltır
boş-alt-ir
UKУкраїнська
знищує
zny-shuu-ye
VITiếng Việt
làm hoang tàn
lam hoang tan