ravage

To bring heavy destruction on; devastate.

To pillage; sack.

To wreak destruction.

The act or practice of pillaging or destroying.

Destruction, damage, or harm.

Destructive or harmful effects.

Desolation or destruction wrought by the violent action of men or beasts, or by physical or moral causes; devastation; havoc; waste; ruin: as, the ravage of a lion; the ravages of fire or tempest; the ravages of an invading army; the ravages of passion or grief.

Synonyms Pillage, plunder, spoliation, despoilment. These words all apply not to the treatment of people directly, but to the destruction or appropriation of property.

To desolate violently; lay waste, as by force, storm, etc.; commit havoc on; devastate; pillage; despoil.