lay in ashes

verb

To destroy utterly by burning.

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Meanings

verblay in ashes (third-person singular simple present lays in ashes, present participle laying in ashes, simple past and past participle laid in ashes)

present singular third person lays in ashes · participle present laying in ashes · participle past laid in ashes · past laid in ashes

  1. transitiveTo destroy utterly by burning.
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APA

lay in ashes. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay%20in%20ashes

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lay in ashes,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lay%20in%20ashes.

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