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ravaged Definition


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ravage
verb
    tr & intr
    ravaged, ravaging
    1. To cause extensive damage to a place; to destroy it.
      Thesaurus: devastate, raze, destroy, lay waste, plunder, ruin, sack, gut, loot, pillage, wreck, spoil, depredate.
noun
    1. Damage or destruction.
      Example: the ravages of time
      Form: ravages (usually)
Etymology: 17c: from French ravir to ravish.



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