devastate or ravage; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
scourges
Turkish pronunciation
skırcîz
Pronunciation
/ˈskərʤəz/ /ˈskɜrʤɪz/
Etymology
[ 'sk&rj also 'skOrj, ] (noun.) 13th century. Middle English, from Anglo-French escorge, from Old French escorgier to whip, from Old French es- ex- + Latin corrigia whip.