ravage meaning and definition

RAVAGE noun

Definition of ravage (noun)

1. (usually plural) a destructive action
   • "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
   • synonyms: depredation

RAVAGE verb

Definition of ravage (verb)

1. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
   • synonyms: harry
2. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
   • "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
   • synonyms: desolate, devastate, lay waste to, scourge, waste