devastate
- sense 1: devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
- lay_waste_to waste devastate desolate ravage
- sense 2: overwhelm or overpower; "He was devastated by his grief when his son died"
- devastate
- overwhelm overpower sweep_over whelm overcome overtake
- arouse elicit enkindle kindle evoke fire raise provoke