desolate vs desert

desert vs desolate

desolate is not a noun while desert is a noun.

desolate is an adjective but desert is not an adjective.

desolate and desert both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
desolate	No	Yes	Yes	No
desert	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, desolate and desert are synonyms defined as:

desolate and desert: leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

Other synonyms of desolate include abandon, forsake.

desolate (noun)	desert (noun)
	arid land with little or no vegetation
	(usually plural) a person's deservingness of or entitlement to reward or punishment

desolate (adjective)	desert (adjective)
crushed by grief
providing no shelter or sustenance

desolate (verb)	desert (verb)
reduce in population	leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly	leave behind
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch	desert (a cause, a country or an army), often in order to join the opposing cause, country, or army

Difference between desolate and desert

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