ravage
pronunciation
How to pronounce ravage in British English:
UK [ˈrævɪdʒ]
How to pronounce ravage in American English:
US [ˈrævɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- (usually plural) a destructive action
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- Verb:
- make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
- devastate or ravage
Word Origin
- ravage (v.)
- 1610s, from French ravager "lay waste, devastate," from Old French ravage "destruction," especially by flood (14c.), from ravir "to take away hastily" (see ravish). Related: Ravaged; ravaging.
- ravage (n.)
- 1610s, from French ravage "destruction" (see ravage (v.)). Related: Ravages.
Example
- 1. But that doesn 't exactly ravage me with confidence .
- 2. Criminal lawyer vancouver [ citation needed ] vacuoles vacuoles stock regular food plus ravage .
- 3. It should be obvious by now that in banking and finance the twin evils of excessive risk and excessive reward can poison capitalism and ravage the economy .
- 4. Energy shortages continue to ravage north korea 's already frail economy .
- 5. That doesn 't exactly ravage me with confidence .