nnoun.event(usually plural) a destructive actionDomain Usage:pluralplural form
Synset:depredation
Examples:- the ravages of time
- the depredations of age and disease
Derivationally Related Form:ravage
Hypernyms:demolition destruction wipeout
Inherited Hypernyms:ravagedestructionendinghappeningeventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changemake a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimesSynset:harry
Derivationally Related Form:ravage
Hypernyms:destroy ruin
Inherited Hypernyms:harrydestroy
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
vverb.changecause extensive destruction or ruin utterlySynset:desolate devastate lay waste to scourge waste
Examples:- The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion
Derivationally Related Form:wasterdesolationravagingravagedevastationscourge
Hypernyms:destroy ruin
Inherited Hypernyms:lay waste todestroy
Direct Hyponyms:ruin
Full Troponyms:ruin
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something | Something ---s something