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- Dictionaryravage/ˈravɪdʒ/
verb
- 1. cause severe and extensive damage to: "the hurricane ravaged southern Florida"
noun
- 1. the destructive effects of something: "his face had withstood the ravages of time"
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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)
The meaning of RAVAGE is an act or practice of ravaging. How to use ravage in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Ravage.
Ravage definition: to work havoc upon; damage or mar by ruinous or destructive action. See examples of RAVAGE used in a sentence.
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.
SYNONYMY NOTE: ravage implies violent destruction, usually in a series of depredations or over an extended period of time, as by an army or a plague; devastate stresses the total ruin and desolation resulting from a ravaging; plunder refers to the forcible taking of loot by an invading or conquering army; sack 2, pillage both specifically ...
to cause great damage to something or someone: Hurricane Mitch ravaged the tiny Central American country. ravages. plural nounus/ˈræv·ɪ·dʒɪz/ They survived the ravages of disease and malnutrition. (Definition of ravage from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of ravage verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
RAVAGE definition: to damage or destroy something: . Learn more.
Britannica Dictionary definition of RAVAGE. [+ object] formal. : to damage or harm (something) very badly. The enemy ravaged [= plundered] the village. — often used as (be) ravaged. The village was ravaged [= devastated] by the plague. The forest was ravaged by fire. the ravaged people/city/land.
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.
