lay waste to
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lay
waste
to
(or
lay something (to) waste
)
completely
destroy
: 完全に破壊する
｟かたく｠〈土地･町など〉を荒廃させる, 壊滅させる
e.g.
a land laid waste by war.: 戦争で荒廃した土地
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