ravage

(noun, verb)

noun

1. (usually plural) a destructive action

- the ravages of time

Similar word(s): depredation

Definition categories: event, demolition, destruction, wipeout

Sentences with ravage as a noun:

- the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time

verb

1. make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes

Similar word(s): harry

Definition categories: change, destroy, ruin

2. cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly

Similar word(s): desolate, devastate, scourge, waste

Definition categories: change, destroy, ruin