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Definition of Desolates
1. desolate [v] - See also: desolate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Desolates
Literary usage of Desolates
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Exposition of the African Slave Trade: From the Year 1840, to 1850, Inclusive by United States Dept. of State, Representative Meeting (1851)
"... to put an end to a scourge which desolates Africa, degrades Europe, and afflicts
humanity;" and in the treaty of peace concluded at Paris in that year, ..."
2. The Rocky Mountain Saints: A Full and Complete History of the Mormons, from by Thomas B. H. Stenhouse (1873)
"The Prophet's " Army'' marches to Missouri—A Great Storm— The Cholera desolates
the " Strength of the Lord's House"—Utter Discomfiture of the Mormons—The ..."
3. Historical and Descriptive Account of British India, from the Most Remote by Hugh Murray (1832)
"... Resentment against the English—Weak conduct of the Madras Government —Hyder
invades and desolates the Carnatic—Fate of Colonel Baillie's Detachment—Sir ..."
4. Historical Sketches of the South of India, in an Attempt to Trace the by Mark Wilks (1869)
"... on that transaction—Hyder desolates the country to the east—military contribution
on Tanjore—Major ..."
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