Both Uses of
ravage
in
The Bourne Identity
- The legless Chernak was close to panic, his ravaged face chalk white, his unkempt gray hair matted about his neck and forehead "What do you want from me?" he asked.†
Chpt 7ravaged = destroyed or damaged
- Jason turned; the legless Chernak had his hand in the canvas bag strapped to his chair; his eyes were on fire, his ravaged face contorted.†
Chpt 7 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(ravage) to destroy or damage; or damaging effects
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, ravage can reference pillaging or plundering as is done by an invading army that takes things of value and destroys what is left.