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S&H Smith & Hall (1)

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I. As act
1. vastātio
2. pŏpŭlātio (for syn., see verb)
II. As state
1. vastĭtas
2. 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.

R&A Riddle & Arnold (1)

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• DEVASTATION

vastatio: populatio, depopulatio (e.g., agrorum, aedium sacrarum [SYN. of verbs in DEVASTATE]: eversio: excidium (destruction of a town, etc.).