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ravage

/'r/&/v/I//dZ/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

  1. (usually plural) a destructive action

    noun.event

    Examples
    The ravages of time.
    Synonyms depredation

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the <i>ravage</i> of a lion; the <i>ravages</i> of fire or tempest; the <i>ravages</i> of an army, or of time.

    noun

    Source: webster1913

verb

  1. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

    verb.change

    Synonyms harry

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  2. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

    verb.change

    Synonyms desolate devastate lay waste to scourge waste

    Source: WordNet 3.0

  3. To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to consume.

    verb

    Source: webster1913

Nearby words

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