lay waste to
English Thesaurus
1. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | destroy, ruin, |
| definition | : | destroy completely; damage irreparably (verb.contact) |
| hyponym | : | ruin, |
| definition | : | reduce to ruins (verb.contact) |
| derivation | : | destruction, devastation, |
| definition | : | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | devastation, ravaging, |
| definition | : | plundering with excessive damage and destruction (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | depredation, ravage, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) a destructive action (noun.event) |
| derivation | : | destruction, devastation, |
| definition | : | the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | devastation, ravaging, |
| definition | : | plundering with excessive damage and destruction (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | depredation, ravage, |
| definition | : | (usually plural) a destructive action (noun.event) |
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