LAY WASTE TO Synonyms

There are 13 synonyms of the phrase lay waste to. (exact relations)
There are 12 hypernyms of the phrase lay waste to. (close relations)

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	devastate				verbv
	verb • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • overwhelm or overpower
	ravage				verbv
	noun • (usually plural) a destructive action verb • make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	annihilate				verbv
	verb • kill in large numbers
	decimate				verbv
	verb • kill one in every ten, as of mutineers in Roman armies • kill in large numbers
	demolish				verbv
	verb • destroy completely • ruin or destroy • eat up completely, as with great appetite • defeat soundly and humiliatingly
	destroy				verbv
	verb • do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of • destroy completely; damage irreparably • defeat soundly and humiliatingly • put (an animal) to death
	flatten				verbv
	verb • make flat or flatter • become flat or flatter • lower the pitch of (musical notes)
	obliterate				verbv
	adjective satellite • reduced to nothingness verb • mark for deletion, rub off, or erase • make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing • remove completely from recognition or memory • do away with completely, without leaving a trace
	raze				verbv
	verb • tear down so as to make flat with the ground
	ruin				verb, nounv, n
	noun • an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction • a ruined building • the process of becoming dilapidated • an event that results in destruction • failure that results in a loss of position or reputation • destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined verb • destroy completely; damage irreparably • destroy or cause to fail • reduce to bankruptcy • reduce to ruins • deprive of virginity • fall into ruin
	desolate				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • providing no shelter or sustenance • crushed by grief verb • leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch • reduce in population • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	scourge				verb, nounv, n
	noun • a whip used to inflict punishment • something causing misery or death • a person who inspires fear or dread verb • punish severely; excoriate • whip • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
	waste				verb, nounv, n
	noun • any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted • useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly • the trait of wasting resources • an uninhabited wilderness that is worthless for cultivation • (law) reduction in the value of an estate caused by act or neglect adjective satellite • located in a dismal or remote area; desolate verb • spend thoughtlessly; throw away • use inefficiently or inappropriately • dispose of • run off as waste • get rid of (someone who may be a threat) by killing • spend extravagantly • lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief • cause to grow thin or weak • cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly • become physically weaker

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