lay+waste
11lay waste to (or lay something (to) waste) — completely destroy. → waste …
12lay waste (to) something — lay sth ˈwaste | lay ˈwaste (to) sth idiom (formal) to destroy a place completely • The invading army laid waste to towns and villages on their way to the capital. • an area laid waste by war M …
13lay waste to something — lay something waste/lay waste to something/ phrase to cause very serious damage to a place, especially in a war Thesaurus: to destroy or severely damage somethingsynonym Main entry: lay …
14lay waste to something — lay waste (to (something)) to destroy something. Last night, rabbits laid waste to the lettuce I was going to pick today. The army laid waste to the countryside as it moved south …
15lay waste — Synonyms and related words: assault, attack, barbarize, batter, bring to ruin, brutalize, burn, butcher, carry on, condemn, confound, consume, damn, deal destruction, decimate, depredate, desolate, despoil, destroy, devastate, devour, dissolve,… …
16lay waste — {v. phr.}, {literary} To cause wide and great damage to; destroy and leave in ruins; wreck. * /Enemy soldiers laid waste the land./ …
17lay waste — {v. phr.}, {literary} To cause wide and great damage to; destroy and leave in ruins; wreck. * /Enemy soldiers laid waste the land./ …
18lay waste — verb To completely destroy. The hurricane laid waste to the better part of several counties …
19lay\ waste — v. phr. literary To cause wide and great damage to; destroy and leave in ruins; wreck. Enemy soldiers laid waste the land …
20lay waste — damage, wreck, plunder The Vikings raided Scotland s coast, laying waste the villages …