Ravage
WordNet
noun
(1) (usually plural) a destructive action
"The ravages of time"
"The depredations of age and disease"
verb
(2) Devastate or ravage
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
(3) Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
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Etymology
From < < , akin to
Verb
- To devastate or destroy something
- To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something
- To wreak destruction
Noun
- Grievous damage or havoc
- Depredation or devastation
Verb
ravage