·adj Lost to shame; dissolute.
II. Desolate ·adj Destitute of; lacking in.
III. Desolate ·adj Left alone; forsaken; lonely; comfortless.
IV. Desolate ·adj Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as, desolate altars.
V. Desolate ·vt To lay waste; to Ruin; to Ravage; as, a fire desolates a city.
VI. Desolate ·vt To make desolate; to leave alone; to deprive of inhabitants; as, the earth was nearly desolated by the flood.
VII. Desolate ·adj Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; deserted; uninhabited; hence, gloomy; as, a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness; a desolate house.