Destroy vs Lay_waste - What's the difference?
destroy | lay_waste | Synonyms |
To cause destruction.
To neutralize, undo a property or condition.
To put down or euthanize.
(colloquial) To defeat soundly.
(computing) To remove data.
To completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.
* 1990 , (Peter Hopkirk), The Great Game , Folio Society 2010, p. 16:
Destroy is a synonym of lay_waste.
In lang=en terms the difference between destroy and lay_waste
is that destroy is to put down or euthanize while lay_waste is to completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region.As verbs the difference between destroy and lay_waste
is that destroy isto damage beyond use or repair
while lay_waste is to completely destroy, especially of a geographical area or region. destroy
English
Verb
To damage beyond use or repair.
- The earthquake destroyed several apartment complexes.
- ''Hooligans destroy unprovoked
- ''Smoking destroys the natural subtlety of the palate
- Destroying a rabid dog is required by law.
- The memory leak happened because we forgot to destroy the temporary lists.
Synonyms
* annihilate * break * demolish * kill * ruin * waste * See alsoAntonyms
* build * construct * create * make * raise * repairDerived terms
* destroyable * destroyer * destroyer escort * destroying angellay_waste
English
Verb
- Thirsting for revenge, his troops stormed the fortress of Kazan on the upper Volga in 1553, slaughtering the defenders just as the Mongols had done when they laid waste Russia's great cities.