All beggaring synonyms
begΒ·gar
B b verb beggaring
- devastate β If something devastates an area or a place, it damages it very badly or destroys it totally.
- wipe out β an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
- mar β to damage or spoil to a certain extent; render less perfect, attractive, useful, etc.; impair or spoil: That billboard mars the view. The holiday was marred by bad weather.
- impoverish β to reduce to poverty: a country impoverished by war.
- wreck β any building, structure, or thing reduced to a state of ruin.
- overwhelm β to overcome completely in mind or feeling: overwhelmed by remorse.
- injure β to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- shatter β to break (something) into pieces, as by a blow.
- demolish β To demolish something such as a building means to destroy it completely.
- crush β To crush something means to press it very hard so that its shape is destroyed or so that it breaks into pieces.
- decimate β To decimate something such as a group of people or animals means to destroy a very large number of them.
- wrack β Also called cloud rack. a group of drifting clouds.
- deplete β To deplete a stock or amount of something means to reduce it.
- spoil β to damage severely or harm (something), especially with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.: The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
- raze β to tear down; demolish; level to the ground: to raze a row of old buildings.
- bankrupt β People or organizations that go bankrupt do not have enough money to pay their debts.
- deface β If someone defaces something such as a wall or a notice, they spoil it by writing or drawing things on it.
- defile β To defile something that people think is important or holy means to do something to it or say something about it which is offensive.
- beggar β A beggar is someone who lives by asking people for money or food.
- reduce β to bring down to a smaller extent, size, amount, number, etc.: to reduce one's weight by 10 pounds.
- sack β a strong light-colored wine formerly imported from Spain and the Canary Islands.
- total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- rape β the residue of grapes, after the juice has been extracted, used as a filter in making vinegar.
- mutilate β to injure, disfigure, or make imperfect by removing or irreparably damaging parts: Vandals mutilated the painting.
- bust β a raid, search, or arrest by the police
- desecrate β If someone desecrates something which is considered to be holy or very special, they deliberately damage or insult it.
- overthrow β to depose, as from a position of power; overcome, defeat, or vanquish: to overthrow a tyrant.
- maim β to deprive of the use of some part of the body by wounding or the like; cripple: The explosion maimed him for life.
- deplore β If you say that you deplore something, you think it is very wrong or immoral.
- disfigure β to mar the appearance or beauty of; deform; deface: Our old towns are increasingly disfigured by tasteless new buildings.
- pillage β to strip ruthlessly of money or goods by open violence, as in war; plunder: The barbarians pillaged every conquered city.
- despoil β To despoil a place means to make it less attractive, valuable, or important by taking things away from it or by destroying it.
- break β When an object breaks or when you break it, it suddenly separates into two or more pieces, often because it has been hit or dropped.
- devour β If a person or animal devours something, they eat it quickly and eagerly.
- pauperize β to make a pauper of: His extravagance pauperized him.
- overturn β to destroy the power of; overthrow; defeat; vanquish.
- smash β to break to pieces with violence and often with a crashing sound, as by striking, letting fall, or dashing against something; shatter: He smashed the vase against the wall.
- fleece β the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- drain β to withdraw or draw off (a liquid) gradually; remove slowly or by degrees, as by filtration: to drain oil from a crankcase.
- ravish β to fill with strong emotion, especially joy.
- botch β If you botch something that you are doing, you do it badly or clumsily.
- defeat β If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
- mangle β to smooth or press with a mangle.
- dilapidate β to cause or allow (a building, automobile, etc.) to fall into a state of disrepair, as by misuse or neglect (often used passively): The house had been dilapidated by neglect.
- bring down β When people or events bring down a government or ruler, they cause the government or ruler to lose power.
- do in β Informal. a burst of frenzied activity; action; commotion.
- depredate β to plunder or destroy; pillage
- clean out β If you clean out something such as a cupboard, room, or container, you take everything out of it and clean the inside of it thoroughly.
- lay waste β to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander: to waste money; to waste words.
- use up β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.