Definition of Lay waste to

1. Verb. Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly. "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

Exact synonyms: Desolate, Devastate, Ravage, Scourge, Waste
Generic synonyms: Destroy, Ruin
Specialized synonyms: Ruin
Derivative terms: Desolation, Desolation, Desolation, Devastation, Devastation, Devastation, Devastation, Ravage, Ravaging, Scourge, Waster

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lay Waste To

lay away
lay claim
lay down
lay eyes on
lay figure
lay hands on
lay in
lay into
lay off
lay on the line
lay out
lay over
lay reader
lay to rest
lay up
lay waste to (current term)
lay witness
lazar
lazar
lazaret
lazarets
lazarette
lazarettes
lazaretto
lazaretto
lazarettos
lazarine leprosy
lazarite
lazars
Lazarus

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