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(v)
lay waste to
,
waste
,
devastate
,
desolate
,
ravage
,
scourge
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”
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(v)
devastate
overwhelm or overpower
“He was devastated by his grief when his son died”
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