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ravage n. [
depredation] (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
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ravage v. [
harry] make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
. wn #3
ravage v. [
lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, scourge] cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly; "The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
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