Devastate and Ravage

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Devastate

Devastate verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.

Usage example: the city was devastated, first by the earthquake and then by fires

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Ravage is a synonym for devastate in destroy topic. In some cases you can use "Ravage" instead a verb "Devastate", when it comes to topics like demolish, activity, help, despoil. popular alternative

Nearby Words: devastation, devastating, devastator

Ravage

Ravage verb - To bring destruction to (something) through violent action.

Usage example: Hurricane Andrew ravaged Louisiana and Florida in 1992, causing $19 billion in damage

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Devastate is a synonym for ravage in destroy topic. You can use "Devastate" instead a verb "Ravage", if it concerns topics such as help, demolish, despoil, raid. popular alternative

Nearby Words: ravaged, ravaging

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mind	devastate mind	ravage mind
party	devastate party	ravage party
life	devastate life	ravage life
area	devastate area	ravage area
Other words: environment, base, garden, earth, world, country, surface, fleet, countryside, planet, city, thousands, units, buildings, worlds, colonies, Europe, York.

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