Both Uses of
ravage
in
Running in the Family
- She ravaged some of the best gardens in Colombo and Nuwara Eliya.†
p. 122.6 *ravaged = destroyed or damaged
- He loved ordered gardens and hated to see beds ravaged by Lalla's plundering.†
p. 145.6
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.