To abandon or forsake something.
To devastate or lay waste somewhere.
To deprive of inhabitants.
To make someone sad, forlorn and hopeless.
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.
To cut off funding for (a project).
To press or dial 0 in order to escape a voicemail recording facility and speak to an operator.
To reduce to zero.
To fill with zeros, replacing any previous contents.