(v. t.) To lay waste; to ravage; to desolate.

abash bring to ruin chagrin condemn confound consume damn deal destruction decimate demolish depopulate depredate desecrate desolate despoil destroy devour discombobulate discomfit disconcert dispeople dissolve embarrass engorge flatten floor gobble gobble up gut gut with fire havoc humiliate incinerate lay in ruins lay waste level mortify nonplus obliterate overwhelm pillage ravage raze ruin ruinate sack shatter shipwreck shock spoil spoliate swallow up take aback throw into disorder unleash destruction unleash the hurricane unpeople upheave vandalize vaporize waste wrack wreak havoc wreck