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ravage

n.
US //ˈɹævɪdʒ// UK //ɹˈævɪdʒ// rav·age Slang
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Origin

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”).

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