Definition
To lay waste to or devastate thoroughly; an archaic or rare term meaning to destroy completely.
Etymology
From 'de-' or 'di-' (prefix indicating reversal) + 'vast' (from Latin 'vastus' meaning empty or desolate), or possibly influenced by 'devastate'.
Kelly Says
This word almost doesn't exist in modern English anymore, but it appears in historical texts describing warfare and disaster—'divast' suggests a kind of thorough destruction that goes beyond mere damage.
Translations
CACatalà
divertiment
dee-ver-tee-ment
CSČeština
zábava
za-ba-va
DADansk
underholdning
oon-der-hold-ning
DEDeutsch
Vergnügen
fer-gnoo-gen
ELΕλληνικά
διασκέδαση
dee-as-keh-da-see
ESEspañol
diviértete
dee-veehr-tay-tay
FAفارسی
سرگرمی
sar-gar-mi
FRFrançais
divertissement
dee-ver-tehn-man
GUGU
મનોરંજન
ma-no-ran-jan
HIहिन्दी
मनोरंजन
manoranjan
HUMagyar
szórakozás
sho-ra-ko-zas
IDBahasa Indonesia
hiburan
hee-boo-raan
ITItaliano
divertimento
dee-ver-tee-men-toh
KMKM
ការប្រាប់
ka-ar-pra-ap
MRMR
मनोरंजन
ma-no-ran-jan
MSBahasa Melayu
hiburan
hee-boo-raan
MYမြန်မာ
ကျွန်တော်
kyun-taw
NLNederlands
vermaak
ver-maak
NONorsk
underholdning
oon-der-hold-ning
PAPA
મનોરੰજન
ma-no-ran-jan
PLPolski
rozrywka
ro-zryv-ka
PTPortuguês
divertimento
dee-ver-tee-men-toh
RORomână
divertisment
dee-ver-tee-s-ment
RUРусский
развлечение
raz-vlyuchenie
SVSvenska
underhållning
oon-der-hol-ning
SWKiswahili
burudani
boo-roo-da-ni
TAதமிழ்
மகிழ்ச்சி
ma-gi-zh-chi
TEతెలుగు
మనోహరము
ma-no-ho-ra-mu
THไทย
ความบันเทิง
kwam-bun-tain
TLTL
libangan
lee-ba-ngan
TRTürkçe
eğlence
eh-glence
UKУкраїнська
розваги
roz-va-gi
VITiếng Việt
giải trí
ghai-tri
ZUZU
ukuthula
oo-koo-thoo-la