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1 ravage
['rævi‹](of enemies, invaders etc) to cause great damage or destruction in, or to plunder (a town, country etc). ødelægge; hærge* * *['rævi‹](of enemies, invaders etc) to cause great damage or destruction in, or to plunder (a town, country etc). ødelægge; hærge
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ravage — ► VERB ▪ cause extensive damage to; devastate. ► NOUN (ravages) ▪ the destructive effects of something. ORIGIN French ravager, from ravir (see RAVISH(Cf. ↑ravish)) … English terms dictionary
ravage — [ ravaʒ ] n. m. • 1355; de ravir (1o) 1 ♦ Vx Action de ravager; dommage, dégât important causé par des hommes avec violence et soudaineté. ⇒ dévastation, pillage. Le ravage d une région par des pillards. ⇒ 2. sac. « Il fallait que les ravages des … Encyclopédie Universelle
ravagé — ravage [ ravaʒ ] n. m. • 1355; de ravir (1o) 1 ♦ Vx Action de ravager; dommage, dégât important causé par des hommes avec violence et soudaineté. ⇒ dévastation, pillage. Le ravage d une région par des pillards. ⇒ 2. sac. « Il fallait que les… … Encyclopédie Universelle
ravage — verb they ravaged the countryside Syn: lay waste, devastate, ruin, destroy, wreak havoc on, leave desolate; pillage, plunder, despoil, ransack, sack, loot, rape •• ravage, despoil, devastate, pillage, plunder, sack, waste Ravage, pillage, sack,… … Thesaurus of popular words
ravage — verb Ravage is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑storm Ravage is used with these nouns as the object: ↑country, ↑countryside … Collocations dictionary
ravage — verb cause extensive damage to; devastate. noun (ravages) the destructive effects of something. Derivatives ravager noun Origin C17: from Fr. ravager, from earlier ravage, alt. of ravine rush of water … English new terms dictionary
ravage — verb (transitive often passive) to destroy, ruin, or damage something very badly; devastate (1): be ravaged by sth: The population was ravaged by cholera … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
ravage — verb Syn: lay waste, devastate, ruin, destroy, wreak havoc on … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
ravage — I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from ravir to ravish more at ravish Date: circa 1611 1. an act or practice of ravaging 2. damage resulting from ravaging ; violently destructive effect < the ravages of time > II. verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
ravage — UK [ˈrævɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms ravage : present tense I/you/we/they ravage he/she/it ravages present participle ravaging past tense ravaged past participle ravaged to destroy something or damage it very badly … English dictionary
ravage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. lay waste, pillage, plunder, sack, devastate. See destruction. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. pillage, overrun, devastate, destroy, despoil, lay waste, plunder, sack, desolate, wreck, waste, disrupt,… … English dictionary for students