Definition of "devastates" [devastates]

• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of devastate. (verb)

Wiktionary.org : Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License

• "It "devastates" North's credibility, Miller declared last week."
• "Barbour said his budget would make a relatively small cut to spending for public schools, but Cecil Brown of Jackson, the Democratic chairman of the House Education Committee, said Barbour's plan "devastates" education."
• "Hrm, wait … maybe "devastates" is too strong of a word but it sure as hell does something to me."