(of a place) deserted of people and in a state of bleak and dismal emptiness.
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
desolate (adjective)1.
devoid of inhabitants and visitors - deserted
2.
joyless, disconsolate, and sorrowful through or as if through separation from a loved one - a desolate widow
3.
a) showing the effects of abandonment and neglect - dilapidated a desolate old house
b) - barren lifeless a desolate landscape
c) devoid of warmth, comfort, or hope - gloomy desolate memories alone, dismal
transitive verb
to make desolate
a) to deprive of inhabitants
b) to lay waste
c) - forsake
d) to make wretched