ravage
verb
[ ˈravɪdʒ ]
• cause severe and extensive damage to.
• "the hurricane ravaged southern Florida"
Similar:
lay waste,
devastate,
ruin,
leave in ruins,
destroy,
wreak havoc on,
leave desolate,
level,
raze,
demolish,
wipe out,
wreck,
damage,
pillage,
plunder,
harry,
maraud,
ransack,
sack,
loot,
despoil,
rape,
spoil,
havoc,
depredate,
spoliate,
devastated,
ruined,
wrecked,
desolate,
war-torn,
battle-scarred,
ravage
noun
• the destructive effects of something.
• "his face had withstood the ravages of time"
Similar:
damaging effects,
ill effects,
scars,
Origin:
early 17th century: from French ravager, from earlier ravage, alteration of ravine ‘rush of water’.
