1) Damage 2) Desolate 3) Destroy 4) Lay waste 5) Lay waste to 6) Overwhelm or overpower 7) Ravage 8) Ravage, destroy 9) Ruin 10) Scourge 11) To destroy completely 12) To lay waste 13) To overwhelm 14) Waste 15) Wreak havoc on 16) Wreck 1) Damage 2) Destroy 3) Lay waste 4) Obliterate 5) Overpower 6) Ravage 7) Ruin 8) Squander 9) Waste 
• (v. t.) To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.
Dev'as·tate transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Devastated ; present participle & verbal noun Devastating .] [ Latin devastatus , past participle of devastare to devastate; de + vastare to lay wast...
[v] - overwhelm or overpower
devastate 1. To cause severe or widespread damage to something: 'The city was devastated by the floods and hurricanes.' 2. To lay waste; to render desolate: 'The Romans devastated the Greek city.' 3. To overwhelm or overpower. 4. To greatly shock or upset someone.
to lay waste; render desolate: The invaders devastated the city. · to overwhelm.