Define desolate
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Define desolate
Defining Desolate
The word ''desolate'' can be either an adjective or a verb. As an adjective, the ''a'' is pronounced almost like the short ''i'' in ''pit.'' As a verb, the ''a'' is long.
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View this answer''Desolate'' is an adjective which means uninhabited, bleak or empty, much like a desert. As a verb, it means to make something bleak, empty or...
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