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Devast vs Demast - What's the difference?

devast | demast |

As verbs the difference between devast and demast

is that devast is (obsolete) to devastate while demast is to remove the from a sailing ship for storage.

devast

English

Verb

(en verb)
  • (obsolete) To devastate.
  • (Bolingbroke)
    (Webster 1913)

    demast

    English

    Verb

  • To remove the from a sailing ship for storage
  • To break the mast of a sailing ship in an accident
  • :The powerful storm demast ed the ship.
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