(usually plural) a destructive action; the ravages of time; the depredations of age and disease
[ Syn: depredation ]
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
[ Syn: harry ]
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
[ Syn: lay waste to , waste , devastate , desolate , scourge ]