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ravage
noun
verb
(usually plural) a destructive action
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ˈɹævɪdʒ
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noun
(usually plural) a destructive action
“The ravages of time”
verb
Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
“The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion”
verb
Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
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The ravages of time
The depredations of age and disease
The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
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