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Meaning of 'ravage' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Ravage [ n.]
- Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time.
- To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to consume.

Meaning of 'ravage' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . ravage [ n]
Meaning (1):
- (usually plural) a destructive action
Example in sentence:
  • the depredations of age and disease;
  • the ravages of time
2 . ravage [ v]
Meaning (2):
- cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Example in sentence:
  • The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion

Nearby Words:

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