devastation Copy link Outline I. As act1. vastātio2. pŏpŭlātio (for syn., see verb)II. As state1. vastĭtas2. vastĭtūdo (rare)3. excĭdium • devastation: I. As act: 1. vastātio: universal d., v. omnium, Cic.: Liv.: v. ravage. 2. pŏpŭlātio (for syn., see verb): Caes. II. As state: 1. vastĭtas: to produce d., v. efficere, Cic.; v. reddere, Liv. 2. vastĭtūdo (rare): old form of prayer in Cato. 3. excĭdium: v. destruction.