| desolate | vt 1. depopulate, (act.), (hampir) memupuskan penduduk; (pass.) penduduk (hampir) pupus, hampir pupus penduduknya: the plague had ~d the village, wabak penyakit hampir memupuskan penduduk di kampung itu; a country ~d by civil wars, negara yg hampir pupus penduduknya akibat perang saudara; 2. devastate, (act.) memusnahkan, membinasakan; (pass.) musnah, binasa: the city has been ~d by persistent bombardment, bandar raya itu musnah akibat pengeboman yg berterusan; 3. make forlorn, (act.) membuat [sso] /kesepian, berasa sepi/; (pass.) kesepian, berasa sepi: he was utterly ~d by his son’s death, dia kesepian disebabkan kematian anaknya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abrogate | vt 1. repeal, memansuhkan, membatalkan: to ~ a treaty, memansuhkan perjanjian; to ~ a law, memansuhkan undang-undang; 2. discontinue, memupuskan, menghapuskan: to ~ a custom, memupuskan adat kebiasaan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |