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| rav·age [ rávvij ] |
verb (past and past participle rav·aged, present participle rav·ag·ing, 3rd person present singular rav·ag·es) |
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1. transitive and intransitive verb completely wreck or damage something: to cause overwhelming damage or destruction to something
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often passive
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  a war-ravaged country
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2. transitive verb wreck and plunder place: to plunder or sack a place or area
a village ravaged of all its valuables by army deserters
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noun |
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act of destroying or plundering: the destruction, damaging, or plundering of something
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plural noun rav·ag·es |
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damaging effects: the damaging or disfiguring effects of something
the ravages of time
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| [Early 17th century. < French ravager, alteration of ravine "rushing of water" < Latin rapere "seize"] |
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| rav·age·ment noun |
| rav·ag·er noun |
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