ravaged

Variant of ravage

noun

  1. the act or practice of violently destroying; destruction
  2. 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

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