Word Frequency
ravage (ˈrævɪdʒ
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Definitions
verb
- to cause extensive damage to
noun
- often plural destructive action ⇒
the ravages of time
Derived Forms
ˈravagement nounˈravager noun
Word Origin
C17: from French, from Old French ravir to snatch away, ravishSynonyms
View thesaurus entry = destroy, ruin, devastate, wreck, shatter, gut, spoil, loot, demolish, plunder, desolate, sack, ransack, pillage, raze, lay waste, wreak havoc on, despoil, leave in ruins
= damage, destruction, devastation, desolation, waste, ruin, havoc, demolition, plunder, pillage, depredation, ruination, rapine, spoliation
Translations for 'ravage'
- British English: ravage A town, country, or economy that has been ravaged is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. VERBThe country has been ravaged by civil war.
- Brazilian Portuguese: devastar
- Chinese: 摧毁摧毁毀
- European Spanish: destrozar
- French: ravager
- German: verwüsten
- Italian: devastare
- Japanese: 荒廃させる
- Korean: 참화를 입다
- Portuguese: devastar
- Spanish: destrozar
Example Sentences Including 'ravage'
1634 The Corsairs ravage Pelargir and slay King Minardil.THE LORD OF THE RINGS (2004)
19. In which century did the War of the Roses ravage England?Times, Sunday Times (2002)
And as he points out, the riots did not by any means ravage the entire state.Business Today (2002)
As for Martin, he said water will continue to preoccupy him as the drought continues to ravage his farm.canada.com (2004)
He had the shrunken appearance of the elderly, but disease can ravage the human body.BETTER THAN THIS (2002)
Instead, there was a poster warning residents of the Colorado beetle, which used to ravage potatoes.Times, Sunday Times (2001)
PETER Costello's closest adviser fears the US is heading for a devastating financial crash that could ravage Australia's economic growth.The Australian (2005)
Sigvaldi: `I swear that before three years are past I will ravage Norway and kill Hkon, or die trying!IN FORKBEARD'S WAKE: Coasting Round Scandinavia (2003)
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