1. (noun)ravage, depredation (usually plural) a destructive action "the ravages of time"; "the depredations of age and disease"
2. (verb)harry, ravage make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
3. (verb)lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, ravage, scourge cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
"The enemy lay waste to the countryside after the invasion"
Definition of 'ravage'
