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- Dictionaryravage/ˈravɪdʒ/
verb
- 1. cause severe and extensive damage to: "the hurricane ravaged southern Florida"
noun
- 1. the destructive effects of something: "his face had withstood the ravages of time"
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to cause great damage to something or someone: Hurricane Mitch ravaged the tiny Central American country. ravages. plural noun us / ˈræv·ɪ·dʒɪz / They survived the ravages of disease and malnutrition. (Definition of ravage from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
The meaning of RAVAGE is an act or practice of ravaging. How to use ravage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ravage.
SYNONYMY NOTE: ravage implies violent destruction, usually in a series of depredations or over an extended period of time, as by an army or a plague; devastate stresses the total ruin and desolation resulting from a ravaging; plunder refers to the forcible taking of loot by an invading or conquering army; sack 2, pillage both specifically ...
Ravage definition: to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action. See examples of RAVAGE used in a sentence.
n. 1. The act or practice of pillaging or destroying: the marauders' ravage of the village. 2. a. Destruction, damage, or harm: The storm resulted in the ravage of the countryside. b. ravages Destructive or harmful effects: the ravages of disease. [French ravager, from Old French, to uproot, from ravir, to ravish; see ravish .] rav′ag·er n.
The word ravage can be used as a noun or a verb meaning destruction or to destroy. In a war, bombs and the attacking army will ravage the country under siege.
RAVAGE definition: to damage or destroy something: . Learn more.
ravage meaning, definition, what is ravage: to damage something very badly: Learn more.
Definition of ravage verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Verb. Noun. Filter. verb. ravaged, ravages, ravaging. To destroy violently; ruin. Webster's New World. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate. A tornado ravaged the town. American Heritage. To commit ravages. Webster's New World. To pillage; sack. Enemy soldiers ravaged the village. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To wreak destruction.
