单词 | lay something waste |
释义 | (idiom) Definition to devastate or destroy The war has laid waste large regions of the country. Synonyms devastate A fire devastated large parts of the castle. destroy The building was completely destroyed. ruin Roads have been destroyed and crops ruined. spoil It is important not to let mistakes spoil your life. total (slang) I broke my collar bone and totalled the bike. sack Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome. undo Our hopes of a victory were undone by an error from the goalkeeper. trash (slang) Would they trash the place when the party was over? ravage Drought ravaged the area. raze Dozens of villages have been razed. kennet (Australian, slang) jeff (Australian, slang) despoil the modern day industry which has despoiled the town wreak havoc upon depredate (rare) rape There is no guarantee that companies will not rape the environment. pillage Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. Additional synonymsin the sense of despoil Definition to plunder the modern day industry which has despoiled the town Synonyms plunder, destroy, strip, rob, devastate, wreck, rifle, deprive, loot, trash (slang), total (slang), ravage, dispossess, pillage, divest, denude, vandalize, wreak havoc upon in the sense of destroy Definition to ruin The building was completely destroyed. Synonyms ruin, smash, crush, waste, devastate, break down, wreck, shatter, gut, wipe out, dispatch, dismantle, demolish, trash (slang), total (slang), ravage, slay (archaic, literary), eradicate, torpedo, extinguish, desolate, annihilate, put paid to, raze, blow to bits, extirpate (archaic), blow sky-high in the sense of pillage Definition to steal property violently, often in war Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. Synonyms plunder, strip, sack, rob, raid, spoil (archaic), rifle, loot, ravage, ransack, despoil (formal), maraud, reive (dialect), depredate (rare), freeboot, spoliate Nearby words of |
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