ravage
/ˈɹævɪd͡ʒ/ verb C2- To devastate, destroy or lay waste to something.
- To pillage or plunder destructively; to sack.
- To wreak destruction.
- To have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
- To rape.
He/she/it ravages · Past ravaged · Past participle ravaged · -ing form ravaging
Verb forms
- Base form
- ravage
- He/she/it
- ravages
- Past
- ravaged
- Past participle
- ravaged
- -ing form
- ravaging
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This seamless integration of the old and the new grants the town a timeless quality, insulating it from the ravages of history.
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