ravage
ravage /ˈrævɪdʒ/
noun
-
()
(usually plural) a destructive action
(
depredation
, ravage
)
(usually plural) a destructive action
The ravages of time
the ravages of time
The depredations of age and disease
the depredations of age and disease
verb
-
Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
(
desolate
, lay waste to
, ravage
, devastate
, scourge
, waste
, lay waste
)
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
-
Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
(
harry
, ravage
)
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes