desolate (adj.) Copy link Outline I. Of places, naturally unoccupied or ravaged1. vastus2. sōlus3. dēsōlātus4. dēsertusII. Of persons; afflicted, bereaved1. orbus2. dēsōlātus3. afflictus, prostrate, depressed by some heavy blow4. sōlus • desolate (adj.): I. Of places, naturally unoccupied or ravaged: 1. vastus: a d. kind of country, v. genus agrorum, Cic. Join: vastus ac desertus, Cic.; vastus ab natura et humano cultu, Sall. 2. sōlus: in the d. soil of Libya, Libyae solis in agris, Virg.: v. solitary. 3. dēsōlātus: temples almost d., templa prope d., Plin. 4. dēsertus: v. desert (adj.). Phr.: to render a country d., vastare (v. to devastate), vastitatem efficere, Cic.; reddere, Liv.: to lie d. (of lands), vacare, Caes. II. Of persons; afflicted, bereaved: 1. orbus: v. bereft. 2. dēsōlātus: Stat. 3. afflictus, prostrate, depressed by some heavy blow: v. distressed. 4. sōlus: v. solitary.