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
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How to use ravage in a sentence
The unemployed have a right to be anxious about the ravages on their families exacted by their unemployment.
Ebola, ISIS, the Border: So Much to Fear, So Little Time! | Gene Robinson | November 2, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHere he is describing the state of the body when it is hauled ashore: “Its humanity had been lost to the ravages of nature.”
It was simply a reaction to the ravages of war and an expression of fear that this conflict might never end.
We have gone a long way towards mitigating the ravages of nature.
A surge of hormones floods their body and ravages the heart.
‘Zoobiquity’: What Animals Can Teach Us About Our Health | Carl Zimmer | June 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
An eruption of mount tna, which extended its ravages four leagues around, and buried several persons alive.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe plague at Smyrna committed great ravages; about 300 died daily for some time.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThe Swiss take precaution to protect themselves from their ravages as other folk do to procure immunity from floods.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerWho would be secure from the unrestrained ravages of every base passion that finds its home in the human heart?
Gospel Philosophy | J. H. Ward"What a mercy it is that the ravages of war so far have left it almost untouched," answered Lawrence.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. Dunn
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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