Vocabulary
Ravage
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
cause severe and extensive damage to.
Urdu meaning
تباہی، غارت کرنا، لوٹنا
Example sentences (from Dawn)
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- It is often the case that the least well-to-do hoteliers are blamed when floods ravage popular tourist locations like Swat, Naran and Hunza.
- This country cannot allow addiction to rip through society and ravage our future generations.
Synonyms
lay waste, devastate, ruin, leave in ruins, destroy, wreak havoc on, leave desolate,
Antonyms
spare, conserve, preserve, indemnify
Curator example
“the hurricane ravaged southern Florida”
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Urdu equivalents where we have them, word relations, and—when generated—real lines from the editorial archive
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