| Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| desolate | (verb) reduce in population | Synonyms: depopulate |
| (verb) cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | Synonyms: devastate, lay waste to, ravage, scourge, waste | |
| (verb) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | Synonyms: abandon, desert, forsake | |
| desorb | (verb) go away from the surface to which (a substance) is adsorbed | - |
| (verb) remove from a surface on which it is adsorbed | - |