1. (verb) ravage, depredation
(usually plural) a destructive action
Synonyms: ravage, depredation, predation
2. (verb) harry, ravage
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
Synonyms: waste, harry, scourge, beset, provoke, hassle, chevy, chivy, devastate, harass, desolate, molest, chivvy, ravage, chevvy, plague, lay waste to
3. (verb) lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
Synonyms: waste, harry, scourge, emaciate, flagellate, abandon, blow, forsake, run off, devastate, desert, neutralise, pine away, neutralize, desolate, consume, macerate, ware, depopulate, languish, liquidate, squander, ravage, do in, rot, knock off, lay waste to
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