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rav·age  audio  (rvj) KEY 

VERB:
rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages
VERB:
tr.
  1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town.
  2. To pillage; sack: Enemy soldiers ravaged the village.
VERB:
intr.
To wreak destruction.
NOUN:
  1. The act or practice of pillaging, destroying, or devastating.
  2. Grievous damage; havoc: the ravages of disease.
ETYMOLOGY:
French ravager, from Old French, to uproot, from ravir, to ravish ; see ravish

OTHER FORMS:
ravag·er(Noun)


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