1. Ruinously destructive and wasting
   "a ravaging illness"

1. Plundering with excessive damage and destruction
   "The ravaging of the countryside by the invading army left little intact";
   - devastation

1. Cause extensive destruction or ruin utterly
   "The hurricane ravaged the coastal town";
   - lay waste to, waste, devastate, desolate, lay waste
    
2. Make a pillaging or destructive raid on (a place), as in wartimes
   "Vikings ravaged the monasteries along the coast";
   - harry

See also: destructive

Type of: destroy, pillage, pillaging, plundering, ruin

Encyclopedia: Ravage