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Lay Waste To (Verb)

Meaning

Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

  • The barbarian hordes lay waste to entire cities, leaving their inhabitants homeless and destitute.
  • A massive fire lay waste to the factory, destroying equipment and inventory beyond repair.
  • The invading army lay waste to the small village, burning its fields and crops.
  • The powerful earthquake lay waste to several downtown blocks, reducing high-rise buildings to rubble.
  • The disease lay waste to the entire population, killing nearly everyone who came into contact with it.

Synonyms

  • Scourge
  • Ravage
  • Waste
  • Desolate
  • Devastate

Hypernyms

  • Ruin
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