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@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The terms "desolate" and "desolation" refer to destroying an inhabited region so
* When referring to a person, the term "desolate" describes a condition of ruin, loneliness, and grief.
* The term "desolation" is the state or condition of being desolated.
* If a field where crops are growing is made desolate, it means that something has destroyed the crops, such as insects or an invading army.
* If a field where crops are growing is made desolate, it means that something has destroyed the crops, such as insects or an invading army has destroyed the crops.
* A "desolate region" refers to an area of land where few people live because few crops or other vegetation grow there.
* A "desolate land" or "wilderness" was often where outcasts (such as lepers) and dangerous animals lived.
* If a city is "made desolate" it means that its buildings and goods have been destroyed or stolen, and its people have been killed or captured. The city becomes "empty" and "ruined." This is similar to the meaning of "devastate" or "devastated," but with more emphasis on the emptiness.