lay waste to

Verb

Meaning

cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

destroy waste smash desolate scourge devastate ravage

Hypernyms

destroy ruin

Hyponyms

ruin

Examples

No, we fight because we are free men who don't sleep under oppression. We want to restore freedom to our nation, just as you lay waste to our nation. So shall we lay waste to yours. Osama bin Laden

The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

lay up in lavender lay vicar lay waste lay with mines lay witness lay-brother