ಅರ್ಥ : Punish severely. Excoriate.
ಅರ್ಥ : Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly.
ಉದಾಹರಣೆ :
The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion.
ಸಮಾನಾರ್ಥಕ : desolate, devastate, lay waste to, ravage, waste
Scourge meaning in Telugu.