ravage

rav·age  (rvj)

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, destroying, or devastating.

2. Grievous damage; havoc: 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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ravag·er n.

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ravage

Verb

[-aging, -aged]

to cause extensive damage to

Noun

ravages the damaging effects: the ravages of weather and pollution [Old French ravir to snatch away]

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

noun 2. (often plural) damage, destruction, devastation, desolation, waste, ruin, havoc, demolition, plunder, pillage, depredation, ruination, rapine, spoliation

Translations

ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] vt → hacer estragos en, destrozar;

ravages npl → estragos mpl

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ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] vt → ravager

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ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] vt → verwüsten

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ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] vt → devastare

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ravage

v ravage [ˈrӕvidʒ]

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