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ravage
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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.

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

ravag·er n.

ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ]
vb
to cause extensive damage to
n
(often plural) destructive action the ravages of time
[from French, from Old French ravir to snatch away, ravish]
ravagement  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.ravageravage - (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
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
Verb1.ravage - make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
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"
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"

ravage
verb
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
Translations
ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ]
A. N ravagesestragos mpl
the ravages of timelos estragos del tiempo
B. VThacer estragos
the plague ravaged the townla peste hizo estragos en el pueblo
the region was ravaged by floodslas inundaciones causaron estragos en la región, la región fue asolada por las inundaciones
a body ravaged by diseaseun cuerpo desfigurado por la enfermedad
a picture ravaged by timeun cuadro muy deteriorado por el tiempo

ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] vtravager

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 timedie Spuren plder Zeit; a face marked by the ravages of timeein von der Zeit schwer gezeichnetes Gesicht
vt (= ruin)verwüsten, verheeren; (= plunder)plündern; ravaged by diseasevon Krankheit schwer gezeichnet

ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] vt (frm) → devastare
ravage [ˈrævɪdʒ] vt (frm) → devastare

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 휩쓸어 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,摧毀 спустошення, знищення غارت کرنا tàn phá; cướp bóc 躏,劫


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