devastate
verb- devastate something
to completely destroy a place or an area 彻底破坏；摧毁；毁灭 - [often passive] devastate somebody
to make somebody feel very shocked and sad 使震惊；使极为忧伤；使极为悲痛
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin devastat- ‘laid waste’, from the verb devastare, from de- ‘thoroughly’ + vastare ‘lay waste’.