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 Des·o·late v. t. [imp. & p. p. Desolated; p. pr. & vb. n. Desolating.]
 1. To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.
 2. To lay waste; to ruin; to ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.
    Constructed in the very heart of a desolating war.   --Sparks.
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