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Definition of: ravage
(rav′ij) v. ·aged, ·ag·ing v.t
To lay waste, as by pillaging or burning; despoil; ruin.
—v.i. To wreak havoc; be destructive.
—noun Violent and destructive action, or its result; ruin; desolation. [<F <ravir. See RAVISH.]
—rav′ag·er noun
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