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    ravage
    /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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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishRAVAGE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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)

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ravageRavage Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of RAVAGE is an act or practice of ravaging. How to use ravage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ravage.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › ravageRAVAGE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ravage definition: to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action. See examples of RAVAGE used in a sentence.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishRAVAGE definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    verb [usually passive] A town, country, or economy that has been ravaged is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention. [be VERB -ed] The camerawork makes the ravaged streets of New Orleans look exquisite.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › ravageRavage - definition of ravage by The Free Dictionary

    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.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ravageRavage - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  8. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishRAVAGE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    RAVAGE definition: to damage or destroy something: . Learn more.