devastate

verbs

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste

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overwhelm or overpower

"He was devastated by his grief when his son died"

devastate

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overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli