To Lay Waste
Meaning
Primary
To Lay Waste
Secondary
To Mess Up
Word Type
transitive verb, godan verb
Reading
あらす
Notes
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Remarks
A wild 荒 (natural) disaster will Lay Waste 荒らす to everything in its path.
A あ lass らす can Lay Waste to her surroundings when upset.
Alas あらす, everything was Devastated by the flood.