Ravage Definition
răvĭj
ravaged, ravages, ravaging
verb
ravaged, ravages, ravaging
To destroy violently; ruin.
Webster's New World
To bring heavy destruction on; devastate.
A tornado ravaged the town.
American Heritage
To commit ravages.
Webster's New World
To pillage; sack.
Enemy soldiers ravaged the village.
American Heritage
To wreak destruction.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
noun
ravages
The act or practice of violently destroying; destruction.
Webster's New World
Ruin; devastating damage.
The ravages of time.
Webster's New World
Destructive or harmful effects.
The ravages of disease.
American Heritage
The ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time.
Wiktionary
Origin of Ravage
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From French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil"), from ravir (“to bear away suddenly"), from Latin rapere (“to snatch, seize"), akin to Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω (arpazō, “to seize")
From Wiktionary
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French ravager from Old French to uproot from ravir to ravish ravish
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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