ravage

Etymology

From French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil”), from ravir (“to bear away suddenly”), from Latin rapere (“to snatch, seize”), akin to Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to seize”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹævɪdʒ/

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Verb

ravage (third-person singular simple present ravages, present participle ravaging, simple past and past participle ravaged)

1. (transitive) To devastate or destroy something.
2. (transitive) To pillage or sack something, to lay waste to something.
3. (intransitive) To wreak destruction.

Noun

ravage (plural ravages)

1. Grievous damage or havoc.
   • Addison

     Would one think 'twere possible for love / To make such ravage in a noble soul?

2. Depredation or devastation

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

Etymology

From French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil”)

Pronunciation

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• Hyphenation: ra‧va‧ge

Noun

ravage f (plural ravages)

1. havoc, damage

Anagrams

• gevaar

Etymology

From ravine (“rush of water”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.vaʒ/

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Noun

ravage m (plural ravages)

1. singular of ravages
2. (archaic) The act of laying waste.

Verb

ravage

1. first-person singular present indicative of ravager
2. third-person singular present indicative of ravager
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of ravager
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of ravager
5. second-person singular imperative of ravager

Further reading

• “ravage” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• gavera