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ravage

ra·vage

UK/ˈɹævɪd͡ʒ/ US/ˈrævɪdʒ/ rare slang
noun (1) verb (2)

noun

1.

(usually plural) a destructive action

  • “the ravages of time”
  • “the depradations of age and disease”
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verb

1.

make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

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2.

devastate or ravage

  • “The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”
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Origin

From French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil”), from ravir (“to bear away suddenly”), from Latin rapere (“to snatch, seize”), akin to Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to seize”).

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