lay waste to English

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lay waste to

— verb (= waste) cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion

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ravage

desolate

waste

scourge

devastate

wrack

vaporize

vandalize

vandalise

total

subvert

shipwreck

raze

pulverise

plunder

obliterate

nuke

make empty

knock out

kill

key

interdict

exterminate

drag down

devour

destruct

destroy

cut to ribbons

cripple

consume

break

blast

bang up

annihilate