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ravaged

[ rav-ijd ]

adjective

  1. ruinously damaged or marred:

    After the war they were faced with a ravaged landscape and a deeply scarred population.

    Her heart contracted with pity when she saw the ravaged face and red, swollen eyes of her friend.



verb

  1. the simple past tense and past participle of ravage.
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ܲ·· adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ravaged1

First recorded in 1650–60; ravage ( def ) + -ed 2( def ) for the adjective; ravage ( def ) + -ed 1( def ) for the verb
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Incendiary weapons and the clearing of forests also ravaged rich ecosystems in Vietnam.

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In one of his first acts, Trump threatened to withhold federal aid from California after Los Angeles was ravaged by fires in January unless the state complied with a series of unspecified demands.

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His early years are spent in places ravaged by the Empire’s environmental degradation, first on Cassian’s destroyed planet of origin, then on his adoptive home world of Ferrix, a rocky salvaging base.

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She said so last week while visiting Pacific Palisades, which was ravaged by fire at the start of the year.

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But any sense of stability was upended when the camp was ravaged by an intense ground and aerial assault.

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