desolate (v.) Copy link Outline 1. vasto, dēvasto, 12. dēsōlo, 13. pŏpŭlor, 14. vastitatem efficio, reddo • desolate (v.): 1. vasto, dēvasto, 1: v. to devastate. 2. dēsōlo, 1: Col.: Stat. 3. pŏpŭlor, 1: v. to ravage, waste (lay). 4. vastitatem efficio, reddo: see verb (I, fin.).