verb🔗Share荒廃させる, 壊滅させるTo ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest."The earthquake devastated the coastal towns, leaving them in ruins. "地震は沿岸の町を荒廃させ、廃墟と化しました。disasterenvironmentareabuildingwarChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share破壊する、壊滅させるTo destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions."The new scientific findings devastated the traditional understanding of how the human brain works. "新しい科学的発見は、人間の脳の働き方に対する従来の理解を破壊した。mindphilosophyemotionsufferingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share壊滅させる, 荒廃させるTo break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over."The hurricane devastated the small coastal town, leaving almost every building in ruins. "ハリケーンは小さな沿岸の町を壊滅させ、ほとんどすべての建物を廃墟に変えました。disasterenvironmentoutcomeactionconditionsufferingeventChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading