lay+waste
21lay waste — destroy and leave in ruins, wreck The army troops laid waste to the enemy territory …
22lay waste. — See lay1. → waste …
23lay waste — See lay I …
24To lay waste — Lay Lay (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down,… …
25lay waste — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ravage, devastate, ruin; see destroy 1 …
26lay waste — v. destroy, completely ruin …
27lay waste — Desolate, destroy, ruin …
28lay waste — idi to devastate; destroy …
29lay something waste — 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 * * * lay something (to) waste s …
30waste — [wāst] vt. wasted, wasting [ME wasten < NormFr waster < L vastare, to lay waste, devastate (< vastus: see VAST): infl. by Gmc * wostjan > OHG wuosten] 1. to destroy; devastate; ruin 2. to wear away; consume gradually; use up 3. to… …