Origin: French
suffix -age
Ravage has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:
Noun
· Verb
Noun
1
(usually plural) a destructive action
"the ravages of time"
"the depredations of age and disease"
2
Grievous damage or havoc.
Verb
1
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
2
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
3
To devastate or destroy something.
Example Sentences
"the ravages of time"
noun
"the depredations of age and disease"
noun
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
verb
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)