English Explanatory Dictionary

ravage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
  2. To pillage or plunder destructively; to sack.
  3. To wreak destruction.
  4. To have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
  5. To rape.
noun
  1. Grievous damage or havoc.
  2. Depredation or devastation.

Pronunciation

/ˈɹævɪd͡ʒ/ en-us-ravage.ogg

Word forms

ravage ravages ravaging ravaged

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”).

Synonyms

annihilate obliterate ravel destroy aerosolize atomize benothing bewreck blot out blotto dash decompose demolish desolate devastate diffuse disintegrate disperse dissolve eliminate eradicate erase exterminate extinguish extirpate fordo fuck harry jazz lay waste level liquidate nuke overthrow overturn pull down pulverize race raze ravage remove ruin ruinate stamp out total subvert unbreed unexist unmake uproot waste wipe out wipe off wreck despoil rape ransack spoliate rack hit

Related words

rapid

Derived words

ravageable ravagement unravaged
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