ravage

ravage

wreak great destruction or devastation: ravage the enemy camp

Not to be confused with:

ravish – abduct, rape, or carry away with emotion: ravish the young women

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rav·age

 (răv′ĭj)

v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages

v.tr.

1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town.

2. To pillage; sack: Enemy soldiers ravaged the village.

v.intr.

To wreak destruction.

n.

1. The act or practice of pillaging or destroying: the marauders' ravage of the village.

2.

a. Destruction, damage, or harm: The storm resulted in the ravage of the countryside.

b. ravages Destructive or harmful effects: the ravages of disease.

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[French ravager, from Old French, to uproot, from ravir, to ravish; see ravish.]

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rav′ag·er n.

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ravage

(ˈrævɪdʒ)

vb

to cause extensive damage to

n

(often plural) destructive action: the ravages of time.

[C17: from French, from Old French ravir to snatch away, ravish]

ˈravagement n

ˈravager n

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rav•age

(ˈræv ɪdʒ)

v. -aged, -ag•ing,
n. v.t.

1. to damage or mar severely: a face ravaged by grief.

v.i.

2. to do ruinous damage.

n.

3. ruinous damage: the ravages of war.

4. devastating or destructive action.

[1605–15; < French, Middle French ravir to ravish]

rav′ag•er, n.

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ravage

Past participle: ravaged
Gerund: ravaging

Imperative

ravage

ravage

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	ravage - (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease" depredation plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one demolition, wipeout, destruction - an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something
Verb	1.	ravage - make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes harry ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up"
	2.	ravage - cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" devastate, lay waste to, scourge, desolate, waste ruin, destroy - destroy completely; damage irreparably; "You have ruined my car by pouring sugar in the tank!"; "The tears ruined her make-up" ruin - reduce to ruins; "The country lay ruined after the war"

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ravage

verb

1. destroy, ruin, devastate, wreck, shatter, gut, spoil, loot, demolish, plunder, desolate, sack, ransack, pillage, raze, lay waste, wreak havoc on, despoil, leave in ruins the soldiers had ravaged the village

plural noun

1. damage, destruction, devastation, desolation, waste, ruin, havoc, demolition, plunder, pillage, depredation, ruination, rapine, spoliation the ravages of a cold, wet climate

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ravage

verb

1. To destroy completely as or as if by conquering:

desolate, devastate, waste.

Idiom: lay waste.

2. To rob of goods by force, especially in time of war:

depredate, despoil, havoc, loot, pillage, plunder, ransack, rape, sack, spoliate, strip.

Archaic: harrow, spoil.

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Translations

تَخْريب، خَراب

pustošit

hærgeødelægge

verwüsten

λεηλατώ

ravager

feldúl

leggja í auîn

devastare

postījumi

harap etmekhasartahribattahriptahrip etmek

劫掠掠夺毁坏蹂躏

ravage

[ˈrævɪdʒ]

A. N ravages → estragos mpl
the ravages of time → los estragos del tiempo

B. VT → hacer estragos
the plague ravaged the town → la peste hizo estragos en el pueblo
the region was ravaged by floods → las inundaciones causaron estragos en la región, la región fue asolada por las inundaciones
a body ravaged by disease → un cuerpo desfigurado por la enfermedad
a picture ravaged by time → un cuadro muy deteriorado por el tiempo

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ravage

[ˈrævɪdʒ] vt → ravager

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ravage

n (of war) → verheerendes Wüten no pl; (of disease) → Wüten nt no pl, → Zerstörung f → (of durch); ravages (of war) → Verheerung f → (of durch); (of disease) → Zerstörung f → (of durch); the ravages of time → die Spuren pl → der Zeit; a face marked by the ravages of time → ein von der Zeit schwer gezeichnetes Gesicht

vt (= ruin) → verwüsten, verheeren; (= plunder) → plündern; ravaged by disease → von Krankheit schwer gezeichnet

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ravage

[ˈrævɪdʒ] vt (frm) → devastare

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

ravage

(ˈrӕvidʒ) verb

(of enemies, invaders etc) to cause great damage or destruction in, or to plunder (a town, country etc). verwoesting تَخْريب، خَراب опустошавам assolar (z)pustošit verwüsten ødelægge; hærge ρημάζωdevastar laastama تخریب کردن؛ ویران گری کردن tuhota ravager לַהֲרוֹס उजाड़ना harati, pustošiti feldúl (és kifoszt) membinasakan leggja í auðn devastare 破壊する 휩쓸어 파괴하다 nuniokoti postījumi memusnahkan teisterenherje, røve, plyndre pustoszyć ورانول، ويجاړول، ړنګول، لوټل assolar a devasta; a face ravagii опустошать, разорять (s)pustošiť opustošiti opustošiti ödelägga, hemsöka, plundra ทำให้เสียหาย harap etmek, yakıp yıkmak 蹂躪，摧毀 спустошення, знищення غارت کرنا tàn phá; cướp bóc 蹂躏，劫掠，毁坏，掠夺

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