Meaning & use
ravage
To cause severe and widespread damage or destruction to a place or thing.
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The wildfire ravaged thousands of acres of forest before firefighters finally contained it.
Years later, the town still bore the ravages of the earthquake that struck it.
A note on using this word
Ravage is most often used for large-scale, violent destruction caused by war, disease, fire, or natural disaster, not minor damage.
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