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depredation, disastrous, larcenous, predatory
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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Ravaging — Ravage Rav age, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ravaged} (r[a^]v [asl]jd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Ravaging} (r[a^]v [asl]*j[i^]ng).] [F. ravager. See {Ravage}, n.] To lay waste by force; to desolate by violence; to commit havoc or devastation upon; to spoil; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ravaging — I noun plundering with excessive damage and destruction • Syn: ↑devastation • Derivationally related forms: ↑devastate (for: ↑devastation), ↑ravage • … Useful english dictionary
ravaging — rav·age || rævɪdÊ’ n. destruction, ruin, devastation v. rob, plunder, pillage; destroy, ruin, demolish … English contemporary dictionary
ravaging — hergung … English to the Old English
hergung — ravaging … The Old English to English
ravage — I. noun Etymology: French, from Middle French, from ravir to ravish more at ravish Date: circa 1611 1. an act or practice of ravaging 2. damage resulting from ravaging ; violently destructive effect < the ravages of time > II. verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
Battle of Ager Falernus — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Ager Falernus partof=the Second Punic War date= Summer 217 BC place= Mount Callicula, Campania, present day Italy result= Carthaginian victory combatant1=Carthage combatant2=Roman Republic commander1=… … Wikipedia
destruction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of destroying Nouns 1. destruction, waste, dissolution, break[ing] up; disruption; consumption; disorganization. See loss. 2. (fact of destruction) fall, downfall, ruin, perdition, crash, smash,… … English dictionary for students
Forray — For ray, n. The act of ravaging; a ravaging; a predatory excursion. See {Foray}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Valentinian III — Infobox Roman emperor name = Valentinian III full name = Flavius Placidius Valentinianus title = Emperor of the Western Roman Empire caption = Solidus minted in Thessalonica to celebrate Valentinian III s marriage to Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of… … Wikipedia
