War, disease, and famine continue to ravage the poverty-stricken country, despite the decades-long international effort to ameliorate the situation.
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Ravage
//ˈɹævɪd͡ʒ//
Synonyms for "ravage" (392 found)
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Verb(38 words)
Strong matches (117)
Verb(63 words)
defouldemolishdespoildestroydickdiddlediffusedig outdightdishonourdisintegratedispersedissolvedodo fordo indoinkdrillduppyeff
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eliminateenjoyeradicateeraseexexpletive deletedexterminateextinguishextirpatefeaguefillforceformal termsfrackfrakfrickfrigget into someone's pantsget over onget up ingive someone onegive someone the timego in untogo to bed withgo withgreasehavehave one's way withhave one's wicked way withhithumpinformal and slang termsiron outjapejazzjuicejumpjump someone's boneskillknobknockknock offknow
Noun(1 words)
Related words (196)
Verb(93 words)
know someone in the biblical senselaylay wastelay waste tolevellie bylie withliquidatelovelove upmakemisusemortifymountnailnukeobliterateoccupyoppressoutrage
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overthrowoverturnpenetrateploughplugpokepollutepop offporkpoundprigpull downpulverizepumpr-wordracerackransackravelravishrazereamremoverockrogerrootrub outruinrun throughrutsardschlongscotchscourgescrewseasonseducesee toserviceshaftshagshelveslaysleep withslip it tosmashsmushsnuff outspoliatestallionizestamp outstop someone's clocksubvertswivetaketaptoptotaltupturn outunbreedunexistunmakeuprootviolateviolevitiatewapwaxwetwipe offwipe outwreck
lay in ruinslay wastelay waste tolead astraylootlootinglousinessmaraudmaraudingmisleadmisuseoverpoweroverrunoverrunningoverspreadoverspreadingoverswarmoverswarmingoverthrowoverwhelm
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perditionpervertpillagepillagingplacidplagueplunderplunderingpoisonpolluteprey onpriapismprostituteraidraidingransackransackingraperapineravagementravagesravagingravenravishravishmentrazerazziareivereivingrifleriflingrobroutruinruinateruinationsacksackingscourgeseduceseducementseductionsexual assaultshamblesshipwreckslaughtersoilspoilspoilingspoliatespoliationstripsullyswallow upswarmswarm withswarmingsweeptaintteemingthrow into disordertrespasstwistulcerateundoingunleash destructionunleash the hurricaneupheavevandalismvandalizevaporizeviolateviolationvitiatevulgarizewarpwastewrackwrack and ruinwreak havocwreckwrecking
Noun(1 words)
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1 entriesderived
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12 entriesTranslations
88 translations across 25 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- λυμαίνομαι verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Arabic
2 entries- اِجْتَاحَ verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- خَرَبَ verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Azerbaijani
4 entries- dağıtmaq verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- viran etmək verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- xaraba qoymaq verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- yixmaq verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Bulgarian
4 entries- опустошение noun (depredation or devastation)
- разруха noun (grievous damage or havoc)
- опустошавам verb (to pillage or plunder destructively)
- разрушавам verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Czech
4 entries- plenit verb (to pillage or plunder destructively)
- pustošit verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- vyplenit verb (to pillage or plunder destructively)
- zničit verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Danish
4 entries- ødelæggelse noun (grievous damage or havoc)
- ødelæggelse noun (depredation or devastation)
- plyndre verb (to pillage or plunder destructively)
- ødelægge verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Dutch
2 entries- teisteren verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- verwoesten verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Finnish
4 entries- hävitys noun (grievous damage or havoc)
- hävitys noun (depredation or devastation)
- tuho noun (grievous damage or havoc)
- tuho noun (depredation or devastation)
French
1 entries- ravager verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Galician
1 entries- estragar verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
German
3 entries- Verwüstung noun (depredation or devastation)
- verwüsten verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- zerstören verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Italian
3 entries- devastazione noun (depredation or devastation)
- devastare verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- distruggere verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Latin
4 entries- dēvastō verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- populor verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- populor verb (to pillage or plunder destructively)
- vastō verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Macedonian
3 entries- пу́стоши verb (to pillage or plunder destructively)
- ра́зруши verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- ру́ши verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Māori
1 entries- anea verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Occitan
1 entries- ravatge noun (grievous damage or havoc)
Persian
1 entries- منهدم کردن verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Polish
3 entries- dewastować verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- niszczyć verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- pustoszyć verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Portuguese
4 entries- devastação noun (depredation or devastation)
- estrago noun (grievous damage or havoc)
- arruinar verb (to wreak destruction)
- devastar verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Romanian
4 entries- devastare noun (depredation or devastation)
- ravagiu noun (grievous damage or havoc)
- ravagiu noun (depredation or devastation)
- prăda verb (to pillage or plunder destructively)
Russian
1 entries- опустоша́ть verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Spanish
4 entries- estrago noun (grievous damage or havoc)
- arrasar verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- asolar verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- desfigurar verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Swedish
2 entries- härja verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- ödelägga verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
Turkish
4 entries- hasar noun (grievous damage or havoc)
- hasar noun (depredation or devastation)
- tahribat noun (grievous damage or havoc)
- tahribat noun (depredation or devastation)
Ukrainian
4 entries- плюндрува́ти verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- пусто́шити verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- розори́ти verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
- розоря́ти verb (to devastate, destroy or lay waste to something)
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Accordingly they resolved to begin the war without the usual forms of proclamation, and instructed their naval commander to launch ten galleys immediately, and ravage the coasts of the enemy.
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"Ye still can see a Xanthus and a Troy, / reared by your hands, old Ilion to restore, / and brighter auspices than ours enjoy, / nor tempt, like ours, the Greeks to ravage and destroy."
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It was a spacious harbour, sheltered deep / from access of the winds, but looming vast / with awful ravage, AEtna's neighbouring steep / thundered aloud, and, dark with clouds, upcast / smoke and red cinders in a whirlwind's blast. / Live balls of flame, with showers of sparks, upflew / and licked the stars, and in combustion massed, / torn rocks, her ragged entrails, molten new, / the rumbling mount belched forth from out the boiling stew.
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