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- Dictionaryrav·age/ˈravij/
verb
- 1. cause severe and extensive damage to: "fears that a war could ravage their country"
noun
- 1. the severely damaging or destructive effects of something: "his face had withstood the ravages of time"
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The meaning of RAVAGE is an act or practice of ravaging. How to use ravage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ravage.
to cause great damage to something or someone: Hurricane Mitch ravaged the tiny Central American country. ravages. plural noun us / ˈræv·ɪ·dʒɪz / They survived the ravages of disease and malnutrition. (Definition of ravage from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
verb [usually passive] A town, country, or economy that has been ravaged is one that has been damaged so much that it is almost completely destroyed. For two decades the country has been ravaged by civil war and foreign intervention. [be VERB -ed] The camerawork makes the ravaged streets of New Orleans look exquisite.
The word ravage can be used as a noun or a verb meaning destruction or to destroy. In a war, bombs and the attacking army will ravage the country under siege.
Ravage definition: to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action. See examples of RAVAGE used in a sentence.
n. 1. The act or practice of pillaging or destroying: the marauders' ravage of the village. 2. a. Destruction, damage, or harm: The storm resulted in the ravage of the countryside. b. ravages Destructive or harmful effects: the ravages of disease. [French ravager, from Old French, to uproot, from ravir, to ravish; see ravish .] rav′ag·er n.
Definition of ravage verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
To destroy violently; ruin. Webster's New World. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate. A tornado ravaged the town. American Heritage. To commit ravages. Webster's New World. To pillage; sack. Enemy soldiers ravaged the village. American Heritage. Similar definitions. To wreak destruction. American Heritage. Similar definitions.
ravage is often used of the results of epidemics: The Black Plague ravaged 14th-century Europe; and even of the effect of disease or suffering on the human countenance: a face ravaged by despair. devastate, in addition to its concrete meaning (vast areas devastated by bombs), may be used figuratively: a devastating remark.
RAVAGE definition: to damage or destroy something: . Learn more.
