ravager


rav·age

R0058200 (răv′ĭj)v. rav·aged, rav·ag·ing, rav·ages v.tr.1. To bring heavy destruction on; devastate: A tornado ravaged the town.2. To pillage; sack: Enemy soldiers ravaged the village.v.intr. To wreak destruction.n.1. The act or practice of pillaging or destroying: the marauders' ravage of the village.2. a. Destruction, damage, or harm: The storm resulted in the ravage of the countryside.b. ravages Destructive or harmful effects: the ravages of disease.
[French ravager, from Old French, to uproot, from ravir, to ravish; see ravish.]
rav′ag·er n.