desolate vs overpass

desolate

verb
  • To abandon or forsake something. 

  • To devastate or lay waste somewhere. 

  • To deprive of inhabitants. 

  • To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless. 

adj
  • Made unfit for habitation or use because of neglect, destruction etc. 

  • Barren and lifeless. 

  • Dismal or dreary. 

  • Deserted and devoid of inhabitants. 

  • Sad, forlorn and hopeless. 

overpass

verb
  • To disregard, skip, or miss something. 

  • To pass above something, as when flying or moving on a higher road. 

  • To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal. 

noun
  • A section of a road or path that crosses over an obstacle, especially another road, railway, etc. 

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