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ravage

[ rav-ij ]

verb (used with object)

ravaged, ravaging.
  1. to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action:

    a face ravaged by grief.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

    Antonyms: ,



verb (used without object)

ravaged, ravaging.
  1. to work havoc; do ruinous damage.

noun

  1. havoc; ruinous damage:

    the ravages of war.

  2. devastating or destructive action.

    Synonyms: , ,

    Antonyms:

ravage

/ ˈ°ù汹ɪ»åÏô /

verb

  1. to cause extensive damage to
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. often plural destructive action

    the ravages of time

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ°ù²¹±¹²¹²µ±ð°ù, noun
  • ˈ°ù²¹±¹²¹²µ±ð³¾±ð²Ô³Ù, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • °ù²¹±¹Â·²¹²µ±ð·³¾±ð²Ô³Ù noun
  • °ù²¹±¹Â·²¹²µÂ·±ð°ù noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ravage1

First recorded in 1605–15; from French, Middle French, equivalent to rav(ir) “to snatch away, ravish†+ -age -age ( def ); ravish
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of ravage1

C17: from French, from Old French ravir to snatch away, ravish
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Synonym Study

Ravage, devastate, lay waste all refer, in their literal application, to the wholesale destruction of a countryside by an invading army (or something comparable). Lay waste has remained the closest to the original meaning of destruction of land: The invading army laid waste the towns along the coast. But ravage and devastate are used in reference to other types of violent destruction and may also have a purely figurative application. Ravage is often used of the results of epidemics: The Black Plague ravaged 14th-century Europe; and even of the effect of disease or suffering on the human countenance: a face ravaged by despair. Devastate, in addition to its concrete meaning ( vast areas devastated by bombs ), may be used figuratively: a devastating remark.
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But do those possibilities negate the benevolence of trying to get the mushroom to people who need it, those who don’t deserve to suffer the ravages of disease?

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Agency for International Development, Trump’s administration is denying financial support for life-saving medical interventions and access to clean water, food and shelter in countries ravaged by war, famine and natural disasters.

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So he is practicing patience, noting that the city has had to focus resources on the emergency response to the Palisades and Eaton fires that ravaged parts of L.A. in January.

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Then Pali High was ravaged by fire in January.

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And yet with the entire contents of our home ravaged by toxic soot and smoke, we, along with thousands of others, were displaced, forced to find temporary housing.

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