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English verb: lay waste to | |||
| 1. | lay waste to (change) cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly | ||
| Samples | The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion. | ||
| Synonyms | desolate, devastate, ravage, scourge, waste | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ruin | ||
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