 ravage |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (usually plural) a destructive action | |
| Synonyms: | depredation | |
| Examples: | "the ravages of time" "the depradations of age and disease" |
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| Related terms: | destruction plural | |
| 2. | [ verb ] make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes | |
| Synonyms: | harry | |
| Related terms: | destroy | |
| 3. | [ verb ] devastate or ravage | |
| Synonyms: | devastate waste desolate scourge lay_waste_to | |
| Examples: | "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion" |
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| Related terms: | destroy ruin destruction devastation bane ravaging bleakness devastation destroyer | |
| Similar spelling: |
Rabago |
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