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Definition of ravage verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

ravage

verb

NAmE//ˈrævɪdʒ//

[usually passive] ravage somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they ravage

he / she / it ravages

past simple ravaged

-ing form ravaging

to damage something badly synonym devastate a country ravaged by civil war a recession that has ravaged the textile industry

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