ravage
/ˈrævɪdʒ/
noun
- The destructive or damaging effect of something.
- The ravage of time had turned the once-grand mansion into a crumbling ruin.
- The forest showed the ravage of the wildfire, with blackened trees everywhere.
- Historians wrote about the ravage caused by the invading army.
verb
- To cause severe and extensive damage to something.
- The hurricane ravaged the coastal towns, leaving nothing but rubble.
- Pests ravaged the farmer's crops, destroying almost the entire harvest.
- Decades of war have ravaged the country's infrastructure and economy.