arrasar
v.
level, raze, demolish; annihilate; scorch
arrasar
= lay + waste to, flatten, sweep away, take + no prisoners, rip through.
Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.
Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.
Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
Ex: He broke all the rules on and off the stage and took no prisoners in his wild pursuit of pleasure, pain, tragedy, and hope.
Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
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* epidemia + arrasar = epidemic + rage.
* fuego + arrasar = fire + sweep through.
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