ravage

Plural: ravages

Noun

(usually plural) a destructive action
- "the ravages of time"
Grievous damage or havoc.
Depredation or devastation.

Verb

Verb Forms: ravaged, ravaging, ravages

To cause severe and extensive damage to; to destroy.
make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
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.

Examples

My opponent’s triple-word score on ’RAVAGE’ completely destroyed my lead.
the ravage of a lion
the ravages of an army
the ravages of fire or tempest
the ravages of time

Origin / Etymology

From French ravage (“ravage, havoc, spoil”), from ravir (“to bear away suddenly”), from Latin rapere (“to snatch, seize”), akin to Ancient Greek ἁρπάζω (harpázō, “to seize”).

Synonyms

depredation, desolate, devastate, harry, lay waste to, scourge, waste

Scrabble Score: 10

ravage: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
ravage: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ravage: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

ravage: valid Words With Friends Word