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lay waste to

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  1. lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourgeverb

    cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

    "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"

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  1. lay waste to

    "Lay waste to" is a phrase that means to completely destroy or devastate something, whether physically or metaphorically. This could refer to the destruction of buildings or infrastructure, the devastation of a landscape, or the ruining of systems, plans or hopes.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lay waste to in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lay waste to in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6


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