ravage
to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action: a face ravaged by grief.
to work havoc; do ruinous damage.
havoc; ruinous damage: the ravages of war.
devastating or destructive action.
Origin of ravage
1synonym study For ravage
Other words for ravage
Opposites for ravage
Other words from ravage
- rav·age·ment, noun
- rav·ag·er, noun
Words that may be confused with ravage
- ravage , ravish
Words Nearby ravage
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How to use ravage in a sentence
At one extreme is the multibillionaire Sackler family, now synonymous with the ravages of its company Purdue Pharma’s signature drug, OxyContin.
Suddenly, Everyone We See on TV Is Very Rich or Very Poor. What Happened? | Judy Berman | October 13, 2021 | TimeIt’s no secret that aerobic exercise can help stave off some of the ravages of aging.
Swimming is the ultimate brain exercise. Here’s why. | Purbita Saha | July 28, 2021 | Popular-ScienceHer eyes had become wide open to the ravages of the mindset that forced people to conform to set roles or else cast them out if they didn’t fit in.
There Is a Better Way to Use Power at Work. This Forgotten Business Guru Has the Secrets | Matthew Barzun | June 15, 2021 | TimeAs Covid-19 ravages, India’s stance as a global aid giver has shifted to one of receiving aid.
In a span of one month, India has gone from shipping out Covid-19 aid to receiving it | Manavi Kapur | May 5, 2021 | QuartzFinally, there were no effective flu vaccines to rescue the world from the ravages of the disease.
People Gave Up On Flu Pandemic Measures A Century Ago When They Tired Of Them – And Paid A Price | LGBTQ-Editor | March 28, 2021 | No Straight News
It also can ravage entire public health systems meant to bring children safely into the world.
The Only Thing More Terrifying Than Ebola Is Being Pregnant With Ebola | Kent Sepkowitz, Abby Haglage | October 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor soon after the capture of Berwick town, Bruce detached a strong force to ravage the northern counties.
King Robert the Bruce | A. F. MurisonThe horrible ravage of the Revolution has much defaced this town.
It is that you will spare one house in Italy from ravage and destruction.
The Lion's Brood | Duffield OsborneIf he will live in cities, she has ready the ravage of consumption.
Theism or Atheism | Chapman CohenFrom the graves they have made they shall rise up never,Who have left nought living to ravage and rend.
The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886 | Ministry of Education
British Dictionary definitions for ravage
/ (ˈrævɪdʒ) /
to cause extensive damage to
(often plural) destructive action: the ravages of time
Origin of ravage
1Derived forms of ravage
- ravagement, noun
- ravager, noun
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