DESOLATE, a. 1. Destitute or deprived of inhabitants; desert; uninhabited; denoting either stripped of inhabitants, or never having been inhabitated; as a desolate isle; a desolate wilderness.I will make the cities of Judah desolate, without an inhabitant. Jer. 9.2. Laid waste; in a ruinous condition; neglected; destroyed; as desolate altars; desolate towers. Ezek. Zeph.3. Solitary; without a companion; afflicted.Tamar remained desolate in Absaloms house. 2 Sam. 13.4. Deserted of God; deprived of comfort.My heart within me is desolate. Ps. 143.
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