ravaging

Variant of ravage

ravage definition

rav·age (rav′ij)

noun

  1. the act or practice of violently destroying; destruction
  2. ruin; devastating damage the ravages of time

Etymology: Fr < OFr ravir: see ravish

transitive verb ravaged -·aged, ravaging -·ag·ing

to destroy violently; ruin

Etymology: Fr ravager < ravagethe

intransitive verb

to commit ravages

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