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(rv"j; 48), n.[F., fr. (assumed) L. rapagium, rapaticum, fr. rapere to carry off by force, to ravish. See Rapacious, Ravish.] Desolation by violence; violent ruin or destruction; devastation; havoc; waste; as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an army, or of time. Would one think 't were possible for love To make such ravage in a noble soul? Addison. Syn. -- Despoilment; devastation; desolation; pillage; plunder; spoil; waste; ruin. Rav"age v. t.[imp. & p. p.Ravaged (-jd); p. pr. & vb. n.Ravaging (-jng).] [F. ravager. See Ravage, n.] To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or devastation upon; to spoil; to plunder; to consume. Already Csar Has ravaged more than half the globe. Addison. His lands were daily ravaged, his cattle driven away. Macaulay. Syn. -- To despoil; pillage; plunder; sack; spoil; devastate; desolate; destroy; waste; ruin. スポンサード リンク
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