FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

v To ruin many or all things over a large area, such as most or all buildings of a city, or cities of a region, or trees of a forest.

v To destroy a whole collection of related ideas, beliefs, and strongly held opinions.

v To break beyond recovery or repair so that the only options are abandonment or the clearing away of useless remains (if any) and starting over.