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To ravage is to destroy something or cause severe destruction.

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When you burn down and destroy a city, this is an example of a situation where you ravage the city.

See ravage in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the act or practice of violently destroying; destruction
ruin; devastating damage: the ravages of time

Origin: Fr < OFr ravir: see ravish

transitive verb ravaged, ravaging

to destroy violently; ruin

Origin: Fr ravager < ravagethe

intransitive verb

to commit ravages

Related Forms:

ravager noun

See ravage in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages

verb, transitive

To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town.
To pillage; sack: Enemy soldiers ravaged the village.

verb, intransitive

To wreak destruction.

noun

The act or practice of pillaging, destroying, or devastating.
Grievous damage; havoc: the ravages of disease.

Origin:

Origin: French ravager

Origin: , from Old French, to uproot

Origin: , from ravir, to ravish; see ravish

Related Forms:

ravˈag·er noun

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